Lahore, Pakistan: January 7, 2011. (CNA).- Assassinated Pakistani Gov. Salman Taseer was a “staunch defender” of the rights of minorities and stood up to extremist groups, the Catholic Archbishop of Lahore said Jan. 6. The archbishop decried the mindset of “religious fanaticism” in the country and w

Lahore: January 7, 2011. (PCP) Dr. Nazir S Bhatti, President of Pakistan Christian Congress PCC have expressed grave concern on threatening statements of Islamic leaders to pressurize courts and dictations to follow Sharia law in case of accused Mumtaz Qadri.
Nazir Bhatti clarified that formation o

In the year 2011, we have seen once again another year of oppression, violence, and terrorist murder against Egyptian Coptic Christians, with the latest terrorist bombing on January 1, attacking the Church of St. Mark and St. Peter in Alexandria, killing 21 and wounding 79. But less than a week lat

Faisalabad, Pakistan: January 6, 2011. (By Mobeena Gill) Human Rights Focus Pakistan (HRFP) organized Christmas Get Together 2010 on December 23, 2010 and helped the widows & needy and shared a real joy of Christmas with the ignored people of the society. HRFP believes Christmas is an event to celeb

Faisalabad: January 5, 2011. (PCP) On 2nd January 2011, Association of Women for Awareness and Motivation (AWAM) in collaboration with Agency for Sustainable Development (ASDP), District Focal Group and Liaison for Enforcement of Human Rights (LEHR) staged a peace rally from District Council to Kutc

London: January 4, 2011. (PCP) An assassin has murdered a senior Pakistani politician for opposing the country's controversial blasphemy laws under which Christians are being persecuted.
Salman Taseer, the Governor of Punjab, was gunned down on January 4 by one of his own elite force security guard

Holland: January 04, 2011. (PCP) Parvez Iqbal, President Pakistan Christian Congress Holland Chapter, Agnes Massey, President of Pakistan Christian Congress Canada Chapter and Mr. Watson Gill, Coordinator of Pakistan Christian Congress for EU have strongly condemned killing of Salman Taseer in capit

USA: January 4, 2011. (PCP) As is being widely reported, the governor of Pakistan’s Punjab province, Salman Taseer, was assasinated earlier today by his own security guard. The guard apparently heeded the fatwa issued by Islamic extremists who were angry about Taseer’s advocacy for Asia Bibi, a Chri

Lahore: January 4, 2011. (PCP) The youngest Muslim Councillor in the UK, Cllr Raza Anjum has condemned the assassination of the Governor of Punjab, Salman Taseer and has described him as a ‘brave person who fought for justice, equality and a progressive Pakistan.’
Mr Taseer, a senior member of the

Islamabad: January 4, 2011. (PCP) Dr. Nazir S Bhatti, President of Pakistan Christian Congress PCC have strongly condemned assassination of Governor of Punjab Salman Taseer on accusations of supporting blasphemy victims Asia Bibi.
On November 20, 2010, Salman Taseer, Governor of Punjab, went in Sei

USA: January 4, 2011. (PCP) I write as President of the Organization "Voice of the Copts" (The Voice of the Copts), an association established in Italy and the United States for the protection of the Copts (Christians of Egypt) against discrimination and the persecution that our community is sufferi

Despite the vast numbers of international military forces in Afghanistan and huge economic support from Western nations, it is still a crime to leave the religion of Islam in Afghanistan. Therefore, International Christian Concern (ICC) is trying to raise the awareness of this brutal reality and fo

WASHINGTON, DC: January 3, 2011. (PCP) The board members of the American Friends of Balochistan are pleased to inform the Baloch Diaspora that the A.F.B. has dedicated 2011 as the Year of Baloch Unity, a press release issued by the pro-independence organization said Monday.
The A.F.B. drive will be

Islamic terrorists have massacred innocent Christians in the name of Allah in Egypt during New Year celebrations. Just like Islamists blew up several Christian churches in Nigeria the week before and murdered Christians in Iraq. In truth, the violence of 2011 will follow the same pattern towards n

Christmas and the New Year were marked by two bloody and ominous attacks on Christian worshippers in Iraq and Egypt. On December 30th, in Baghdad, at least two Christians were killed and nine wounded in a string of six attacks on Christian homes. The areas targeted were predominantly Christian areas