Wilson Chowdhry, Chairman of the BPCA and Saif-Ul-Malook who represented Asia Bibi in her Supreme Court Appeal met at his hotel on 18th May 2019 to share accounts and hug after the success of Asia Bibi’s release from Pakistan. During their time together both men thanked each other for their contributions to the release of Asia Bibi and agreed to partner in future projects together. Asia Bibi is safely now in Canada and is being cared for by the Government of Canada under their protected refugee programme. Please continue to pray for the family! Saif was in England to receive…
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A cleric has jibed at Liberal Muslims goading them over the release of the hardline TLP leaders. Lahore High Court has granted two of the most vehement leaders of Thereek-e-Labaaik Party (an infamous extremist group) a month’s release on bail. The two released firebrand clerics Kahdim Hussain Rizvi and his deputy Afzal Qadri led widespread protests last year against the acquittal of Asia Bibi a Christian woman in a blasphemy case. TLP had long demanded the execution of Asia Bibi, a Christian woman acquitted of blasphemy charges last October by Pakistan’s Supreme Court. The rapid growth of TLP is believed…
Wilson Chowdhry, former Under Secretary of State for the Home Office Karen Bradley and Nissar Hussain the UK’s most persecuted apostate. During a recent review of Islamophobia BPCA submitted a report on the converse situation whereby Islamists have been persecuting those who have quit Islam or other non-Muslims, to allow a sense of balance. Our report was uploaded yesterday and can be read (here). In the meanwhile dangerous definitions of Islamophobia which will restrict free and open discussions about Islam and will exacerbate existing faith tensions rather than eradicate them, are being adopted by political bodies without appropriate scrutiny. British Pakistani Christian…
A video which is making headway on the internet shows a man intent on killing Asia Bibi telling the world he is in Canada seeking an opportunity to murder the innocent Christian mother of five who has only recently been allowed to leave Pakistan after a 9.5 year brutal incarceration. Read more (here) In the video the man sings an Islamic chant honouring Muhammed and professes that he a beloved believer of Islam will slay the blasphemer Asia Bibi. He warns the ‘Enemies of Islam and the Jew Government that set Asia Bibi free’ that he will kill her. In the…
British Asian Christian Association (BACA) coordinated a meeting between Tamil Christian leaders and the Deputy High Commissioner for Sri Lanka Mr Sugeeshwara Gunaratna on 8th May 2019. This followed on from an earlier memorial event at the Wilson Room, House of Commons on 29th April, organised by the All Parliamentary Party Group for Tamils at which Hannah Chowdhry a BACA volunteer shared a message of solidarity and presented flowers in remembrance of those who had lost their lives in the brutal Easter day attacks. It was noticeable that the High Commission were absent at the memorial due to having no…
Pakistan’s most famous blasphemy law victim Asia Bibi was finally released from her homeland where she has become the most hated figure in the country despite law courts exonerating her from the false charges that had kept her incarcerated in solitary confinement for almost 10 years. In the early hours of the morning today(1am) BPCA received confirmation from a British diplomat that Asia Bibi had safely exited Pakistan. Asia Bibi bravely held on to her faith through the most brutal of incarcerations that involved her having access to sunlight for two hours per month. Now she finally travels to Canada…
The celebration of Easter Sunday was made even more sweeter when a Christian family in Pakistan learnt their school fee debts of their murdered son was wiped out. A donation by VOVTV led by Pastor Teerth Sond in Wolverhampton to the British Pakistani Christian Association ensured the £1200 debt incurred by the Masih family following the tragic death of their gifted son, has been fully paid Nearly two years on from the horrific classroom attack of top Pakistani Christian Student Sharoon Masih by fellow pupils, BPCA representative Mehwish Bhatti, went to revisit his family following his tragic death. Two days…
In the wake of the devastating bomb attacks on churches in Sri Lanka the global mourning amongst people of good conscience from all walks of life has been palpable. Events have sprung up across the UK as well as across the globe starting with a memorial service on Thursday 25th April, at Beulah Family Church, Thornton Heath, at which Pastor Ceaser led the event and involved several other Tamil Pastors. Before the short service which featured on BBC’s Songs of Praise a candlelight vigil was held in rememberance of the dead invited guests Wilson and Juliet Chowdhry of the British…
Several migrant groups in Sri Lanka have been seeking protection in the police stations of Negombo after a series of attacks. Afghan and Pakistani asylum seekers have complained about threats to their lives from the local community after the series of bomb attacks. See Reuters News story (here) We spoke to one of the frightened asylum seekers, he described events of the past few days and explained how dangerous the situation is, he said: “For the last 4 days large groups of local Sri Lankans have been threatening to kill us if we stay in our homes. “Some homes have been…
BPCA volunteer Anton Kyanq (centre) meets victims at Zion Church Batticaloa More than 100 families were affected by the bomb attack in Batticaloa and out of 19 of the families attending the church 29 members were killed. We met the wife of Pastor Thirukkumaran’s whose son Thirukkumaran Shalom Malkiya (11 yrs) was killed in the attack. She said: “I agonise over the loss of my young son who never even had the chance to experience much life in this world. “he was a happy, contented son who never said bad who had many friends and few enemies if any. “These…