Tag: Christians
Lahore twin church attacks suspects arrested, says Punjab home minister
Khanzada says militants had financial and material support from India
Karachi to have ‘bulletproof’ cross
When the construction began last year, Gill didn’t inform the workers what they were working on. When the cross became apparent, about 20 Muslim workers quit in protest.
Pakistan has become a country of ghosts, says Fatima Bhutto
“There is violence everywhere here — in threats and in action. Everywhere.”
PM wishes Christians on Easter, calls for unity
Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has felicitated Christians the world over and particularly the Christian community of Pakistan the sacred occasion of Easter. Being the...
Zardari felicitates Christians on Easter
PPP Co-Chairman former President Asif Ali Zardari has felicitated Christians on the eve of Easter and called for joining hands for the promotion of...
India’s concerned Christians pray for peace after attacks
As they filed out of a cathedral in the Indian capital on Palm Sunday, worshippers expressed fear and dismay over a string of attacks...
James Shera calls for protection to Pakistani Christians
Shera also called for acknowledgement of the valour and bravery shown by the church security volunteers who thwarted the terrorists’ attempts to enter the churches
Christians in India fear violence as Hindus press for conversions
Rightwing Hindu groups announce a Christmas Day ceremony where they planned to ‘welcome’ hundreds of Christians and Muslims into Hinduism
A fundraising flier solicited donations...
PML-N senator proposes countrywide ‘inter-faith committees’
“The committee should find facts, and in case the allegations are denied, charges on the accused should be dropped.”
Minister assures minorities of protection from further persecution
Says govt has formed commission to prevent incidents like Kot Radha Kishan lynching
UN Security Council denounces persecution of Iraqi Christians
Christians abandoned their homes and belongings in Mosul after IS fighters running the city issued an ultimatum for Christians to convert, pay a special...
Christian couple get death sentence in blasphemy case
Lawyer says Shafqat Emmanuel and Shagufta Emmanuel convicted for texting blasphemous messages even though police failed to produce concrete evidence in court
Shekinah Ministries celebrates its heritage
The purpose of the event was twofold: awarding degrees and medals to successful students; and recognising the services of Pakistani Christians who contributed to the development of the community.
It’s not just gangsters that are dying in Lyari
Official numbers suggest that almost half of those killed in Lyari in 2013 belonged to ethnic groups and minorities with no political representation in...
20 killed in bomb attacks in Baghdad’s Christian areas
20 people were killed on Wednesday in Christian areas of the Iraqi capital during bomb attacks including a car bomb that detonated next to...
Three Christian men booked for blasphemy in Karachi
The Karachi police registered a case against three Christian men under blasphemy laws in the aftermath of violent protests in Karachi, a day after...
Christians protest across the country in anger
Force blockade of highways
Demand protection, security of life
Violent demonstrations injure dozens of people
Agitated Christians took to the streets across the country in rage and...
