Tag: Christians

Christian couple charged with blasphemy in Gojra

A Christian couple in Gojra has been charged under the blasphemy law for allegedly sending blasphemous text messages to a local Muslim, Pakistan Today...

Petition demands ban on liquor permits to Christians

Two Christian men moved the Federal Shariat Court on Saturday against the provision of permits to Christians for selling and consuming alcohol, calling it...

Muslim mob targets Christian locality in Gujranwala ‘for disrespecting Islam’

In a renewed attack on minorities, a violent Muslim mob attacked a Christian locality in Gujranwala on Wednesday, damaging shops, houses and vehicles belonging...

Punjab govt wants its bullet-proof cars back but Christian senator won’t...

The Punjab caretaker government has ordered all former secretaries, ministers and advisers, to return government sanctioned vehicles allotted to them but a Christian senator...

Dejected Christians refuse govt’s charity food

The affected Christian community from Joseph Colony refused to accept food provided by the Punjab government, saying their houses and properties had been burnt...

Discrimination or indifference?

Despite an announcement by the Punjab government to provide subsidies to Christians, Yahunabad, one of the most densely populated Christian neighborhoods of the city,...

Discrimination or indifference?

Despite an announcement by the Punjab government to provide subsidies to Christians, Yahunabad, one of the most densely populated Christian neighborhoods of the city,...

Christmas presents for Christians

The Ministry of National Harmony has announced cash assistance and gifts worth Rs 3 million for the Christian community of the federal capital on...

PM says marriage, divorce bills for Christians, Hindus on cards

Calling minorities an integral part of the Pakistani society, Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf said the government was considering promulgation of personal laws for...

7 Egyptian Christians sentenced to death over anti-Islam film

A Cairo court on Wednesday sentenced to death seven Egyptian Christians tried in absentia for participating in an anti-Islam video that was released on...

UK Christian Delegation visit Pakistan

A delegation of Christian leaders from the UK visited Karachi and Islamabad from Nov 17 to November 22 to meet with local churches to...

Christians flee Egypt town after death threats

Several Christian families have fled their homes in Egypt’s Sinai peninsula after receiving death threats from suspected Islamist militants, officials and residents told AFP...

Christians protest against torching of church

Christian community here staged a strongly worded protest rally against torching of a church by protestors of blasphemy during Friday riots. Thousands of Nationwide...

Church destroyed: Christians unhappy with government in Mardan

Bishop Peter Majeed on Saturday said that the provincial government and local administration has failed to provide protection to the Christians living in Mardan...

Christians warn of march towards US embassy against anti-Islam film

Minority citizens have joined ranks with their Muslim brethren in protesting against the American endorsement of the blasphemous anti-Islam film, warning of a march...

British Christians take complaints to European court

Four praticising Christians took their cases alleging discrimination because of their faith to the European Court of Human Rights Tuesday after British courts ruled...

Fearful Christians make home in jungle

Having fled their homes in the latest wave of religious strife in the country, a few hundred Christians have camped in a forest in...