The interim orders were issued by Chief Justice LHC Khawaja Mohammad Sharif on a petition pleaded by Allah Bukhsh Advocate praying to stall any may be attempt of pardon to one Christian woman sentenced to death on defiling name of Prophet Mohammad by ADSJ of Nankana Sahib.
The petitioner Shahid Iq

Receiving the new Ambassador to the Holy See from Japan, Yamaguchi Hidekazu, the Pope praised the ‘Land of the Rising Sun’ for its regional role as a promoter of peace and democracy and its efforts to end the threat of nuclear arms.
He said "Since its entry in the organization of the United Nations

Meanwhile, the Muslims gathered outside Sheikhupura District Jail on rumors that Asia Bibi is pardoned and going to be released. The lawyers of Sheikhupura District and Nankana Districts boycotted courts today against pardon to Asia Bibi, who was handed over Death Sentence by District and Session Ju

The law, which carries the death penalty for insulting Islam or its Prophet Mohammad, has come under the spotlight this month after a court sentenced a Christian mother of four, Asia Bibi, to death in a case stemming from a village dispute.
Widespread media attention on the case has led to renewed

The pontiff said the mother of five should "be given back her freedom", during the weekly general address in St Peter's Square, a Vatican statement said.
"I feel close to Asia Bibi and her family and I ask that she be released as soon as possible," he said.
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on handing over death sentence to Christian women Asia Bibi on accusations of blasphemy by a court in Punjab province of Pakistan.
PCC and PCA will also present a memorandum to Secretary General of UN to intervene and press upon government of Pakistan to immediately release Asia Bibi and to repeal

Asia Bibi, a Christian woman arrested under blasphemy law in 2009, and sentenced to death by District and Session Judge on November 7, 2010, have spread wave of anger and fear among 20 million Pakistani Christian.
Nazir Bhatti said “Arrest and conviction of Asia Bibi is worst shape of Interfaith di

and to shift it to provinces under devolution process in light of 18th Amendment.
The Federal Minority Ministry was part of Religious Affair Ministry in Federation of Pakistan since 1947, independence of Pakistan, established as “Ministry of Religious and Minority Affair” but in 1985, Minority Affa

“I say clearly and now-- the Christian people should leave their beloved land of our ancestors and escape the premeditated ethnic cleansing,” said Archbishop Athanasios Dawood, one week after a massacre at the Syrian Catholic cathedral in Baghdad. “This is better than having them killed one by one.”

Moments after landing in Spain's holiest city Santiago de Compostela, he recalled that Pope John Paul II had exhorted Europe from the same city to "give new impulse to its Christian roots".
"I too wish to encourage Spain and Europe to build their present and to project their future on the basis of

About 100 people who assembled inside Our Lady of Salvation Church for an evening Mass on Sunday were held hostage by al-Qaeda-linked militants demanding the release of all al-Qaeda prisoners in Iraq and Egypt, including two Muslim women.
Iraqi security forces surrounded the Cathedral and U.S. mili

Vatican Radio cited Croatia's Catholic news agency IKA , which reported that the announcement came after a meeting between Croatia's president Ivo Josipovic and Cardinal Bozanic, the current archbishop of Zagreb.
A commission to decide on the particulars of the trip will be comprised of Church and

Holy father said “ hearts may open to Christian welcome and to the effort to increase in the world justice and charity, pillars on which to build an authentic and lasting peace”
“As I have loved you, so you also should love one another” (Jn 13:34) Pope quoted Holy Bible
Pope Benedict said “This pr

The APCAC leaders Professor Salamat Akhtar, Robinson Asghar, Akram Waqar Gill, Pastor Sardar Masih, Justin Javed Bachan and Pastor Samson Bhatti expressed grave concern on occupation of Church while addressing a press conference here today in Rawalpindi Press Club
“Protect our Church properties un

Muslim armed culprits desecrated Holy Bibles and threw away Hymn Books along with household utensils of Pastor in charge in premises on main road with support of area police to take control of Church property.
There was such attack on Gordon College Chapel in year 2009, but same was foiled by Chri