London: December 24, 2008. (PCP) One Baluch was killed and another one was arrested on 20.12.08 by the Iranian security forces, the Iranian Fars News Agency reported. (1) This Baluch was killed when he was travelling in Kerman province. The report suggested that there was an armed clash between the

Lahore: December 24, 2008. (PCP report by Margaret Piara) The Catholic NGO Milap Organization and the protestant church jointly organized a Christmas program at St. John Church at Mianmir Colony, Lahore Cantt for the poor people of the vicinity.

SINGAPORE: December 19, 2008. (PCP) Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said today that it had raised its long-term foreign-currency sovereign credit rating on the Islamic Republic of Pakistan to 'CCC+' from 'CCC', and affirmed the 'CCC+' long-term local-currency rating. The outlook on the long-term

Lenin Kumar Roy, the editor of Nishan, a Left oriented quarterly magazine published from Bhuvaneshwar (Orissa state in India) was arrested on 7 December 2008 around 1-1.30 pm and sent to jail on charges of writing provocative literature which as per the police version and the official report would d

WASHINGTON DC: December 18, 2008. (PCP) The American Friends of Baluchistan has urged U.S. lawmakers and policy planners to cut down billion of dollars in aid to Pakistan that was being doled out without oversight.
Pre-conditions are a must as Pakistan's premier spy service Inter Services Intellig

Sargodha, Pakistan: December 18, 2008. (Jawad Mazhar reports for PCP) Scores of Christian residents of Maryam Town flocked up in front of District Police Officer (DPO) Dr. Usman Anwer’s office to protest against the violence allegedly inflicted on several Christian women, damaging and pilfering of h

Lahore: December 12, 2008. : While hailing the conferment of the United Nations Human Rights Award on Benazir Bhutto as an honour for Pakistan, the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has reminded the government of its increased responsibility to promote human rights both at home and abroad.

Khurrarianwala, Punjab: December 11, 2008. Tension between the local Christians and Muslims of Khurrarianwala was escalating as Christians took out a rally on the second day of their protest and blocked the Jarranwala-Khurrarianwal road for nearly four (04) hours, against the demolition of 50 Christ

Faisalabad, Pakistan: December 9, 2008. (Khadijah Shah for PCP) Arooj-e-Mariam Catholic Church organized a seminar "Human Rights Situation in Pakistan" to mark International Human Rights day at Center of Peace and Harmony Faisalabad.
The speakers included Fr Nisar Barkat, director NCJP, Haji Akram

December 8, 2008

President-Elect Barack Obama
C/o Mr. John Podesta
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Obama Campaign
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Re: US Policy on Hindu Nationalist Groups in India and the US

Cc: Honorable Hillary Clinton, incoming Secretary of State
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Srinagar: December 9, 2008. (PCP) Senior Vice Chairman of Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front -JKLF- (Aman), Sheikh Mohammad Afzal has been released one day before Eid. He was actively involved in election boycott campaign and was arrested by Indian authorities on 8th of November 2008.
In a statement i

London: December 8, 2008. (PCP) The Islamic Republic of Iran hanged yesterday three young Baloch men in Zahedan, Baluchistan, Iran. As usual the full identities of the three young men were not disclosed. They were accused of fighting God, corrupting the earth, armed struggle against the regime and s

LONDON: December 8, 2008. (PCP) The Taliban now holds a permanent presence in 72% of Afghanistan, up from 54% a year ago, according to a report released today by the International Council on Security and Development (ICOS), an international policy think tank.
According to ICOS, Taliban forces hav

Philadelphia: December 7, 2008. (PCP) Dr. Nazir S Bhatti, President of Pakistan Christian Congress PCC appealed to Secretary General of United Nations to award refugee status to Pakistani Christians who are victim of constitutional and Muslim extremist element’s genocide.
“Pakistan is no more a sa

As you know the Conversion case of the Cricket Star Yousaf Yohana (Presently Muhammad Yousaf). Our Lord God has given me the burden about Yousaf that why he has left the Christian Faith, I was so upset due his conversion & insult of the glorious Christian faith. I had decided to meet with above-ment