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A Catholic mission school in Swat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa was targeted in a terror attack on Tuesday 16th May.   A police constable who was protecting a school bus with primary aged girls, began firing shots at the students. During the attack one girl was killed and six others were injured. Injured students were taken away from danger and transported and treated at a nearby medical facility. Christian schools and girls schools in Pakistan are fearful that this attack is a precursor for further attacks. A school-bus in Swat Valley, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa carrying children home at the end of school, around…

Hannah Chowdhry from [Chigwell will celebrate achieving her Gold Duke of Edinburgh’s (DofE) Award in Buckingham Palace Garden, hosted by HRH The Duke of Edinburgh in his first celebrations as Patron of the DofE charity. Hannah, (19 yrs), will join thousands of young people and their loved ones from across the UK for a festival-style celebration on 15th May 2023. The celebration was one of four taking place over a week at the Palace, recognising around 9,000 young people who have shown extraordinary perseverance, creativity and resilience to complete their Gold DofE in schools, community organisations, youth groups and workplaces,…

Ilford South MP joins Christian Charity in serving food and drink to over 40 local homeless people in Redbridge. MP Sam Tarry used the time to encourage Redbridge’s most deprived residents and chose the time to celebrate the Coronation of HRH King Charles III. Mr Tarry spoke with local homeless people who were captivated by his eloquence and gave him raucous applause. Many homeless people could be seem having their picture taken with Mr Tarry, most having never met another politician during their time in homelessness. Teenage volunteers Naomi (15 yrs) and Willow Chowdhry (12 yrs) met an MP for…

An Islamic cleric was lynched by a mob after comparing a political candidate Saeed Khan, to Muhammed. The violence began when the cleric stated that Mr Khan was as pious as Muhammed during a political rally, he was punched on stage and fell at which point a mob began to attack him. A video of a violent mob beating the man to death with sticks and trampling him to death has gone viral.  WARNING AT THE END OF THIS ARTICLE IS GRAPHIC FOOTAGE OF THE ATTACK A Muslim cleric was lynched to death by a violent mob in Peshawar, Khyber…

On Thursday 4th May, British Asian Christian Association, welcomed several volunteers from Eden Church in Ilford, who had a visiting team from Belgium. A team of three international volunteers who are at a Bible College in Belgium but hail from other countries including the USA and Canada, joined us at Clementswood Community Centre, and helped set-up and serve over 45 local homeless people. Their input helped us greatly and it was a pleasure to be able to provide them with an opportunity for their mission work. Pastor Bryon, from Eden Church said: “The team were helpful and very useful for…

A Christian man experienced a public beating when he eloped and married a Muslim woman, after they fell in love. To get married Sikander William had to imitate conversion to Islam, as no Christian Pastor dared to marry a Christian man to a Muslim woman. It is illegal to have sexual relations in Pakistan without marriage and the Christian man had his own Christian conscience about such matters, he felt he had no other alternative.   Later the Muslim parents Mariyam forced the relatives of Mr William from his home and threatened to kill them if the family did not bring…

A Christian man in Allumahar, Sialkot was beaten and insulted before his village, after he accepted Islam and then returned to Christianity after marrying a woman. The video shared violent footage of a Muslim man shouting and beating a man on knees with his hands tied behind his back. Converting from Islam is not a crime in Pakistan, but local authorities have taken no action against any of the men who tied the Christian up and beat him publicly. A large mob of Muslims watched unflinching as the perpetrator of the beating to the Christian hit his back with a…

British Asian Christian Association ‘Meals for the Needy’ service began a few months before the COVID-19 Pandemic lockdown of 2020. During the lockdown in Redbridge we were the only soup kitchen/foodbank serving the homeless the economically challenged community locally.  This thanks to our ability to work with Redbridge Council in devising a safe working practice.  Throughout both lockdowns we were serving over 65 people a day, 2 times a day. Our wider collaborations that included Gurdwara’s, Churches, Mosques, Temples and a whole host of businesses, charities and community individuals meant that everybody had plenty of food to share. We have…

A petty dispatcher and a gardener working at a girls school in  Arif Wala, Pakpattan have been booked under the draconian blasphemy laws of Pakistan. Musarat Bibi and Muhammad Sarman cleared out a school cupboard and burnt scraps of paper, later identified as parts of a Koran. Four days later they found themselves in a prison cell under arrest for blasphemy and face a life sentence. Musarat Bibi worked as a naib qasid (petty dispatcher/peon) which is one of the lowest grades of workers at Government Girls Higher Secondary School 66 E/B.  Her role was to transfer documents between staff…

A Chinese engineer in Pakistan has been arrested for blasphemy. Offensive language that disparaged Allah and Muhammad are said to have been spoken in an angry tirade with employees. The offence is said to have been committed while Muslims gathered to say prayers during Ramadan. The Chinese supervisor allegedly used the language while trying to push employees to work faster. On Monday 17th April a Chinese engineer was arrested for allegedly insulting Islam, ending overnight angry protests that called for legal action against the foreigner. Police identified the detainee as “Mr. Tian,” head of heavy transport at the China Gezhouba…