On 15th October 2020 the Royal Thai Government announced that the country would be entering a ‘state of emergency’. This means that gatherings are restricted to a maximum of 5 across the nations and an evening curfew is in place. This has meant that Pakistani Christian asylum seekers are no longer are more visible on the streets again, which is leaving them prone to arrest and incarceration in the various Bangkok Immigration Detention Centres. Those who are working illegally in Thailand are frightened of being caught and have asked for Christians across the globe to pray for them as they struggle…
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Sharifa Bibi with her surviving son. A ten year old Christian child who chose to work in a dangerous scrap factory so he could support his mother who had to fend for a family of two boys and a drug-addict husband, was raped and tortured before being killed by his Muslim employers. Our report on Badil’s murder can be read (here) In her statement given to the Muharar Mohammad Shahid, Sharifa Bibi accused Irfan Murad and Ikram for a brutal murder of her 11 years old son Badil Shehzad. A First Information Report (FIR 1132/19) was registered as early as 11/07/2019 in…
Nawab Bibi and our Operations Manager praying before he took her to court today (19th October) Zafar Bhatti a victim of Pakistan’s notorious blasphemy law was sentenced life imprisonment in 2012 after falsely being accused of sending blasphemous messages, from a mobile SIM that was not even his (click here) Since his imprisonment, Zafar Bhatti has been living in the misery of a dark, dingy room in chambers set for solitary confinement. For many years he has had no contact with other prisoners and only ever meets with cleaners, who he has short conversations with when they are on duty. His…
We reported back to our supporters after visiting the flood-hit villagers in Sindh near Karachi, who had been subjected to the most terrible floods in the country’s short history (click here). A BACA team disaster recovery team headed by Pastor Musa (63 yrs) leading our partner group Victory Church, has since then been visiting several local communities of, Goth Ibrahim Khan Village, Mari Tahalka in the Sindh. A very remote area about fifteen kilometres from the city of Karachi. We have now made 4 trips and given groceries and mosquito nets to over 250 families. Watch our video in the embed…
In previous years BPCA has led a Nativity project in Ilford but were very disappointed when in 2018 the figurines we purchased were smashed to pieces with baby Jesus beheaded in a despicable act of vandalism. This year Hannah Chowdhry has decided to support the introduction of a Nativity and Christmas Lights for her new town of Chigwell. The disappointment of the smashed Nativity and the recent vandalism of a church building not too far away in Chadwell Heath, suggest that Ilford may not be the safest place for an outdoor Christian display (click here) Chigwell on the other hand is…
Hannah Chowdhry thumbs down the Redbridge penalty fine while homeless man makes amends by clearing streets of cigarette butts. A homeless man who has been given a fine of £150 by Redbridge Council has become depressed and anxious fearing he will be put in prison for non-payment of his fine. The 46 year old man is a qualified martial arts instructor and professional web designer but has found himself homeless and unable to work due to a series of unfortunate incidents and loss of identification documents. He was helped into a housing programme by a charity based in Newham who…
A Christian 6 year old girl was beaten and raped after being forcibly taken to the home of a Muslim rapist in broad daylight. In a sickening twist the local Muslim community are threatening the Christian parents with violence, the rape of Tabitha and their other daughters and financial ruin if they proceed with a legal case against paedophile Muhammad Waqas (18 yrs). Tabitha had just returned home from school at around 1.30 when she was struck with a strong desire for some sweets. She had some money left over from her school dinner money and travelled to the market…
An innocent Christian man who was violently attacked by Muslims till unconscious and woke hours later in hospital blinded by the attack, has won a two year year battle to clear his name of false allegations of violence. He has also forced the Muslim attacker to pay a substantial amount of compensation thanks to the help of British Asian Christian Association. Vikram Alvin (27 yrs) was a second year chemical engineering student at Karachi University a very prestigious establishment, when the attack took place on 18th August 2018 (click here). The family had been abused for month after they had moved…
After a COVID-19 induced prolonged delay in obtaining a new prosthetic limb for the youngest survivor of the Quetta Bomb attack, this month BACA were able to remove the discomfort and pain Aleeza (4 yrs) suffered from an undersized prosthetic. Aleeza was almost killed at the tender age of 1.5 yrs when shrapnel from the Quetta bomb attack in 2018 ripped through her leg and bowel (click here). Only very expensive treatment at Aga Khan hospital and God’s hand of protection saved Aleeza from a painful death (click here). Initial treatment at a government hospital left the wound intact and gangrenous and…
Flash floods in Karachi caused by unprecedented monsoon rains have engulfed large parts of Pakistan’s financial capital, forcing many businesses, shops and markets to shut down. Pakistan has not experienced floods this intense since 2010 and Chief Minister of the Sindh, said: “T he weather office recorded a total of 345 millimetres of rain in August so far, breaking the previous record of 298 millimetres in the month” The rain started on the 25th August but the heaviest rainfall was on the 27th and heavy downpour remained for 2 more days. Our emergency team has visit homes in the Karachi…