Pakistan: November 16, 2008. (Jawad Mazhar reports for PCP) A Christian family, resident of Chak (Village) # 98 North Branch (NB) Sargodha has gone into hiding in undisclosed location after being threatened of life and dire consequences by rich influential Muslim Dr Aslam Janjua the father of a Musl

SINGAPORE: Nov. 14, 2008. (PCP) Standard & Poor's Ratings Services said today it lowered its long-term corporate credit rating on Pakistan Mobile Communications Ltd. (Mobilink) to 'B-' from 'B'. The outlook on the rating remains negative. At the same time, Standard & Poor's lowered its issue rating

DALLAS, Texas: November 10, 2008. We cannot ruin our nation after the freedom we have received on Nov 4th. As friends of Obama we need to be hard on him, tough on him in his early decisions. We cannot let him go far that we cannot straighten him.
Sonal Shah, one of his advisors is claimed to have f

RAWALPIND: November 10, 2008. (Khadijah Shah for PCP) An individual or a group living in an Islamic state cannot affirm jihad on their own without the permission of the state, Islamic University, Swat Vice Chancellor Dr Mohammad Farooq Khan supposed on Thursday at a seminar.
The Christian Study Cen

Islamabad: Nov 7, 2008. Unidentified gunmen opened fire on the office of leading human rights activist Ansar Burney in the southern Pakistani port city of Karachi today, less than a fortnight after the government withdrew his police security.
"The gunmen, who came in cars, fired many rounds at the

LAHORE, November 7, 2008: The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP) has expressed dismay over the government of Pakistan prescribing the death penalty for those involved in ‘cyber-crimes’.
In a statement issued on Friday, the Commission said: “The Prime Minister has, on numerous occasions, pr

Srinagar, Nov 6, 2008: The ex Chairman of All Parties Hurriyet Conference and Chief Patron of Jammu & Kashmir Ittihadul Muslimeen (JKIM), Maulana Mohammad Abbas Ansari, termed India’s move at the United Nations to link elections in the state as an alternative to plebiscite as unjustified and resolve

Gujranwala/Sargodha: November 5, 2008. (Jawad Mazhar reports for PCP) In a sad incident Hadayat Masih 28, resident of village # L 190/9 Sahiwal, a small town located near Sargodha city, died of drinking poisonous drink after being irked of non-payment of his outstanding salaries, revealed the autop

WASHINGTON DC: November 4, 2008 A meeting to pay international tribute to Shaheed-i-Baluchistan Nawabzada Bala'ach Marri will be held under the auspices of the American Friends of Baluchistan in Washington DC on November 29.
The month of November marks the first anniversary of the martyrdom of Nawa

USA: November 4, 2008. (PCP) The prayer event shall be attended by large gathering of Christians in Maryland on critical situation of Christian in Pakistan. The Christian persecution, blasphemy laws, court assistance needs, for tortured and threatened Christians, raped and enforced conversion incid

UK: November 4, 2008. There are 6 Christian-Muslim debates happening in London during 11-17th of November, where a variety of Theological issues are going to be discussed from both Christian and Muslim perspective.
This will be an excellent opportunity for Christians to learn, equip and educate th

Lahore: November 4, 2008. (PCP report) Afzal Bhatti was born in 1942, in a small village Kalarkabad, in Punjab province of Pakistan. After marriage he moved to Lahore and started working in “Glaxo Welcome Factory Lahore’ as a welder to took care of his family by providing food, shelter and education

ISLAMABAD: November 3, 2008. (Khadija Shah reports) Child sexual abuse (CSA) cases are on the rise in the country, as in 2007 the number of such cases was four per day, which rose to average 5.4 cases daily during January 2008 to June 2008.
According to Sahil, an NGO working for child rights and pr

Rawalpindi: November 1, 2008 (The News) The Wasa (Rawalpindi) managing director has categorically denied a news report ‘Official claims two MNAs have occupied Wasa’s land’ published in ‘The News’ on October 30, 2008, says a press release issued by the Wasa assistant director (information).
Accordi

NAGPUR: November 1, 2008. (PTI) As many as 4,850 farmers have committed suicide during the four-year tenure of the Congress-NCP Democratic Front (DF) government in Maharashtra from 2004 to 2008, though the trend is on the decline, an NGO said today.
From 456 farmer suicides in 2004 to 660 in 2005,