A furious mob of Muslims lynched a man allegedly accused of burning pages of the Quran. It is believed that the victim was mentally sick for the last fifteen years and was killed in a village he had entered only the day before. On 12th February 2022, in Jungle Village, District Khanewal, hundreds of local Muslims gathered to stone a Mushtaq Ahmed (41 yrs) to death. Mian Muhammad Ramzan, the Imam of the Masjid (Mosque) Shah Muqeem has stated that he saw smoke emitting from the mosque and rushed to the building to investigate. He further alleges that on reaching…
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An Indian Pastor has been attacked by a knifeman sustaining severe wounds to his chest, right hand and head. While being operated on the semi-conscious Pastor’s only thoughts were to praise and worship God. On 4th February 2022, while returning home after visiting church members in Beghma Pahantoli Village of Palkot District in the state of Jharkhand, Pastor Narendra Besra (46 yrs), was forced to stay at one of the members homes after a parade of elephants took up residence for the night. In Indian villages the custom is to allow the elephants to remain where they are as early…
A makeshift church made from metal framework and corrugated Iron sheets has been torn down and bent out of shape by local Municipal workers in the State of Tenanga, India. The church of 100 people have decided to continue at the same location despite fear of further destruction and personal attacks. https://youtu.be/iR7rhy1VAd8 NEW CHURCH SHED DEMOLISHED IN AMEENPUR, HYDERABAD, TELANGANA, INDIA”. A distraught Pastor sent out a video describing the demolition of his church by extremist groups who used recent planning laws to destroy the nascent construct they used for worship since 30th January 2021. On Friday 4th February less…
Indian politicians and Civilians are clashing over the decision to drop the world renowned Hymn ‘Abide with me’, from the Indian Beating Retreat Ceremony. https://youtu.be/4A5Igc-ihlI We found this video of ‘Abide with Me’ playing at the 2021 ceremony on Youtube. The comments below it were extremely supportive of reintroducing the melody. Please watch video and read comments The ceremony involves military bands from all of India’s military forces and ends a three day celebration of Republic Day (the day India ratified it’s constitution and became a sovereign nation) on 26th January 1950. Participants from the Indian Army, Indian Air Force,…
On Monday 31st January the funeral rites of Pastor William Siraj who was shot dead in a terrorist attack (click here), were performed at All Saints Church, Peshawar. Thousands of Christians from around the county attended his funeral. Pastor William was buried in Wazir Baag Graveyard Peshawar. Read more (here) At 4pm, Tuesday, 1st February, BACA’s team visited Peshawar to attend a memorial service also held at All Saints Church. Pastor Patrick told us that Pastor William was a faithful servant of the Lord, who remained faithful till his death. He believes that Pastor William is among the souls under…
On 27th January 2022, BACA arranged a larger than normal distribution of food packages among Pakistani Christian asylum seekers in Thailand, thanks to generous donations from our supporters. There are several thousand Pak-Christian asylum seekers in Thailand all of whom are treated as illegal immigrants, even though a large percentage have either UNHCR registration as an official asylum seeker or refugee. The problem lies with the Royal Thai Governments refusal to ratify international conventions for asylum seekers. Moreover the Thai Government is adamant that they will not allow refugees and asylum seekers to take things easy in their country. Regular…
Pastor William Siraj and Pastor Patrick Naeem were shot at by gunmen on two motorcycles while driving home after a service At All Saints Church, Peshawar, yesterday. Read more (here). All Saints Church also witnessed a terrorist attack in 2013 and BACA were actively involved in bringing comfort and solace to over a 100 families at the time. Read more (here) and (here). Video of funeral ceremony for Pastor William Siraj On Sunday 30th January 2022, Pastor William and his assistant Pastor Naeem finished their church service, locked their building and headed homeward to Kohati, where pastor William Siraj lives.…
Hannah Chowdhry, Communications Officer for British Asian Christian Association, visited All Saints Church in Wolverhampton, to share an update on BACA’s work in Pakistan. Whereas, previous talks with the Asian Christian Church led by Pastor Teerth Sond has been filled with tragedy and pain, on this occasion Hannah shared updates on positives that have occurred since our last visit. Hannah started with a full report on freedom for former blasphemy convict Asia Bibi, who escaped a 9 year brutal captivity in a Pakistani prison cell, on All Hallows Day 2018 (31st October 2018). Hannah described our help with the asylum…
A Pastor who has travelling home after leading a church service at Church in Peshawar was shot dead in an attack on Sunday 30th January 2022. A pastoral assistant who was also shot in the same attack survived with minor injuries and was treated in Lady Reading Hospital, before being discharged. This is the same hospital that treated victims of the twin suicide bombing in Peshawar in 2013 (click here). Pastor William Siraj and Pastor Patrick Naeem PESHAWAR, Pakistan Gunmen killed a Christian vicar and wounded another as the clergymen drove home from church in Pakistan’s north-western city of Peshawar…
Image: Father Yunas Masih (65 yrs), BACA officer and Mother Shareefa Bibi (62 yrs) after the pleasing guilty verdict of their son’s murders. British Asian Christian Association, have successfully supported another Christian family through a difficult murder case despite dozens of court postponements. The parents of a young Christian man who just before dying, told his parents he was raped by two Muslim friends and then had a high pressure air nozzle shoved into his anus, have expressed their satisfaction at a court decision on 25th January to impose life sentences on both murderers. This success and the speed of…