Tag: Christians

Land grabbers gun down girl, injure five others in Barki village

LAHORE: A group of suspected land grabbers shot dead a girl and wounded five others, including two women, over a land dispute in the...

BJP-led India an equal threat to Christians, Muslims: Bishop Dr Azad

--Raiwind bishop says 1,400 incidents of Christian persecution reported since BJP govt took power in India --Pakistani Christians demand immediate lifting of curfew and lockdown...

Church lacks legal authority over Peshawar’s Edwardes College, court rules

--PHC says KP’s oldest educational institute will remain under control of provincial govt --Detailed judgement states Peshawar Bishop Humphrey Peters tried to mislead court --Incumbent principal,...

COAS joins Christian community for Christmas celebrations

RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa on Tuesday joined the Christian community at Christ Church, Rawalpindi to participate in Christmas celebrations,...

AIOU holds solidarity day with Christians

ISLAMABAD: The Allama Iqbal Open University (AIOU) on Sunday arranged and hosted an event to show solidarity with the university’s Christian employees. The event was largely...

VIDEO: PM Khan draws ire over controversial remarks about Jesus Christ

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday draw the ire of hundreds of social media users, including political leaders, after a video clip of his...

Minorities face daunting challenge in elections

ISLAMABAD: As Pakistan heads into parliamentary elections this week, the country’s minorities are looking for better representation and a voice that will speak up...

Abolition of reserved seats for minorities to ensure equality, says activist

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani Christians should make efforts for the abolition of reserved seats for minorities in the national and provincial assemblies as any representation system...

Christians unhappy as ‘affluent’ Hindus get major share in reserved seats

--PPP’s top priority for Punjab is a Hindu even though Christians form a majority in the province LAHORE: Christians in Pakistan have expressed serious reservations over the...

Pope says Christians can work together on peace

GENEVA: Pope Francis on Thursday encouraged Christians to work together to further peace and justice in the world and resist the temptation to use...

Christians stage demo over ‘unfair’ party tickets

PESHAWAR: Members of the Christian community associated with different political parties on Tuesday staged protest demonstrations separately in front of the Peshawar Press Club here...

Christians told to build church out of village in Faisalabad

Around 40 Christian families in Nayya Sarabah village of Toba Tek Singh district near Faisalabad have been told to remove every visible sign of...

Christians celebrate Pentecost Sunday

LAHORE: The Christian community celebrated Pentecost Sunday with religious fervour in Lahore and other areas and prayed for the development, peace and prosperity of the...

Christians claim they are being forced out of Quetta by ISIL...

QUETTA: Christians say they are being driven from one of Pakistan’s major cities after a string of deadly terrorist attacks claimed by Islamic State...

Knife attacker wounds 4 Christians in Indonesia: police

JAKARTA: A knife-wielding attacker wounded four church-goers in the Indonesian city of Yogyakarta on Sunday, officials said, before being shot by police who could...

Pakistani Christians mark Christmas days after tragic church attack

QUETTA: Pakistan deployed commandos inside and around a church in the southwestern city of Quetta Monday as its grieving but defiant congregation marked Christmas...

Christian community celebrates Christmas with zeal and fervour

President Mamnoon says services rendered by Christian community greatly valued by people and government  PM Abbasi says spirit of Christmas is to love...