Geneva: March 28, 2017. An event titled "Christians in Pakistan under Threat" was organized on March 14, on the sidelines of the 34th UNHRC session in Geneva. Representatives from the Christian community in Pakistan including Naveed Walter, Human Rights Defender and founder of Human Rights Focus Pak

Lahore: March 28, 2017. (Fr. Inayat Bernard) Our aim is to encourage and facilitate the culture of peace, understanding and harmony among religions in Pakistan especially Muslims and Christians. Fr. Francis Nadeem OFM Cap, Executive Secretary of the National Commission for Inter-religious Dialogue a

Philadelphia: March 27, 2017. (PCP) Dr. Nazir S Bhatti, President of Pakistan Christian Congress PCC has said in a statement that Muttahida Qaumi Movement MQM Chief Altaf Hussain can seek support of Indian Prime Minister Modi under Liaquat-Nehru Pact for rights of Urdu Speaking Community in Pakistan

London: March 25, 2017. (PCP) According to a press note issued by British Pakistani Christian Association BPCA head office in London protest have been announced on April 1, 2017, in front of Sialkot Press Club on failure of police to ensure justice in murder of 12 years old Christian student.
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Tehran: March 25, 2017. (CSW) A verdict in the trial of four members of the Church of Iran denomination in Rasht is pending after local authorities decided to refer the case to Tehran.
Pastor Yousef Nadarkhani, Mohammadreza Omidi, Yasser Mossayebzadeh and Saheb Fadaie are charged with “action again

GENEVA: March 24, 2017. (Ahmar Mustikhan, Washington DC Bureau Chief) Pakistan, despite backing of powerful China, Thursday was put on the mat by a Baloch human rights defender at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, with the backing of the US, UK, Canada the Netherlands and Norway.
The Baloch sp

Lahore: March 19, 2017. (Fr. Francis Nadeem) Archbishop Sebastian Francis Shaw OFM; the chairman of National Commission for Inter-religious Dialogue and Ecumenism (Catholic Bishops’ Conference - Pakistan) and the member of the Pontifical Council for Inter-religious Dialogue strongly condemns the re

Lahore: March 17, 2017. (PCP) President of Pakistan Christian Congress Punjab Council Mr. Daud Sharif Sahotra has demanded release of all Christians who were arrested during protest after twin suicide bombing on two Churches in Youhanabad on March 15, 2015, in Lahore.
Dozens of Christians were mart

London: March 17, 2017. (PCP) On 23rd January 2017 the dead body of Tania Mariyam aged 12 years was found dead in Upper Chenab Canal after she went missing from school (click here).
Sadly for the family, despite what they believe is clear evidence that Tania was murdered including alleged signs of

Faisalabad: March 16, 2017. (PCP) Professor Anjum James Paul, Chairman Pakistan Minorities Teachers Association PMTA have paid homage to Prime Minister of Pakistan Mian Nawaz Sharif on his speech delivered in Karachi on occasion of the festival of Holi on March 14, 2017.
Mian Nawaz Sharif said in

Karachi: March 14, 2017. (PCP) Dr. Nazir S Bhatti, President of Pakistan Christian Congress PCC in a statement issued here today by Central Secretariat of PCC have said that Census 2017 will be not in favor of Pakistani Christians at any level because there are no indication that reserved seats for

London: March 14, 2017. (PCP) A newspaper advert that clearly allocates Christians and other minorities access to sweeper roles has been condemned by International NGO's. The discriminatory actions of the Government of Punjab resulted in Jim Shannon, Chairman of the All Parliamentary Party for Relig

Lahore: March 13, 2017. (NCID) A special meeting took place at the residence of the Archbishop Sebastian Francis Shaw OFM; the Chairman of the National Commission for Inter Religious Dialogue and Ecumenism (NCIDE).
The Christian and Muslim renowned leaders condemned the indecent use of the social m

Hyderabad: March 13, 2017. (By Abbas Kassar) Popular Hindu festival Holi was celebrated all around globe with religious zeal and enthusiasm. The day was also celebrated across Pakistan including almost all cities and towns of Sindh. Festival of colours falls on full moon on 12 March 2017. It marks

Lahore: March 13, 2017. (PCP) Mukhtar Masih a deprived Christian man of 70 from a small rural village named Lumbanwalai near the city of Gujaranwala, was arrested for blasphemy on 28th January 2017, after it was alleged quite bizarrely that a derogatory letter about Islam signed with him name had be