Wilson Chowdhry first met with Kashmala Munawar in 2017 AUSTRALIA A young Pakistani Christian woman (22) who lost her leg in a terrorist attack at a church in Peshawar in November 2013 (click here) when she was 17-years-old and came to Australian under humanitarian measures (click here) is 11 months away from attaining Australian citizenship. Though Permanent Residents are allowed full health benefits as stated in the residency requirements of the NDIS, Kashamala is being told by charities and disability agencies that assist amputees, that Australian Citizens need only apply for artificial limbs under the health care system. Wilson Chowdhry met with Kashmala Munawar…
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BPCA now has a sister entity in Australia to raise awareness about the plight of persecuted Christians, apostates and to highlight kaffirophobia AUSTRALIA: Over the past two weeks Australia hosted the British Pakistani Christians Australia) a new sister entity in communion with our original British Charity. Though separate entities both groups will come under the banner of British Pakistani Christian Association (BPCA) our global trading name. The group took part in a spate of events designed to raise awareness about the plight of Christians, globally but particularly in Pakistan. BPCA also aimed to galvanise support for ex-Muslims and thwart apostasy…
Nissar Hussain Christian convert who suffered 17 years of persecution galvanises support for apostates on first ever visit to Australia AUSTRALIA: Nissar Hussain recently joined Wilson Chowdhry and the British Pakistani Christian Association (BPCA) to travel to Australia to promote awareness for the plight of apostates. Hussain has one of the most compelling testimonies of survival against great odds at the hands of those who wish to thwart the freedoms we treasure in our liberal democracies. British born (with Pakistani origins), Hussain converted from Islam to Christianity when he was roughly fifteen years old. Conversion can be an incredibly risky…
The appeal of Zafar Bhatti’s life sentence for blasphemy went to the Rawalpindi High Court on 12th of February, during which it was hoped his conviction would finally be overturned sadly due illness the presiding judge failed to arrive at court resulting in postponed till 5th March – this is the second postponement this year after a January date was cancelled due to a lawyer’s strike. An earlier court decision on 5th May 2017 by Rawalpindi Session court (though the hearing was heard in prison for the safety for all concerned), found there was no evidence to support the charges…
AUSTRALIA: The British Pakistani Christian Association (BPCA) is pleased to announce that BPC (Australia) a sister entity is hosting honoured guests Wilson Chowdhry and apostasy hatred survivor, Nissar Hussain. Nissar Hussain is a man born and raised in the United Kingdom who became a Christian convert when he defected from Islam. He lived in Bradford and local Muslims, in what can only be characterised as a macabre and diabolical hate crime, repeatedly brutalised him and his family. At one point he was hit thirteen times with a pick axes outside his home and suffered a broken knee cap and shattered…
Wilson Chowdhry and Nissar Hussain outside the Foreign and Commonwealth Office building on King Charles Street. Both BPCA reports described in this article can be bought from our on-line shop (here) from next week. If you would like to purchase a copy earlier please email admin@britishpakistanichristians.org In the wake of the landmark Asia Bibi case, the poignant and tragic case of a Pakistani Christian woman who was recently exonerated after ten years incarcerated on erroneous blasphemy charges, a report into global Christian persecution has been commissioned. UK Foreign Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, commissioned the report last month and at a very appropriate time when…
Religious minority rights have a long way to go with ineffective job quotas keeping them in the gutter. Pakistan’s highly educated sewage workers fill quotas while the careers they trained for remain unattainable. UK Peer Lord Alton has expressed his condemnation for the pervading anti-minority employment culture that for all intents and purposes is a clear indication of the top-down poor governance within the country. PAKISTAN: In December, Pakistan’s leadership in Islamabad made efforts over the Christmas season to show goodwill towards religious minorities in some policy statements.(click here) However, the quota system – often touted as a positive measure by…
An article in the Huffington Post has incorrectly reported statements in their recent story about Asia Bibi and ascribed them to Wilson Chowdhry, something we find very disturbing. The article entitled: “Asia Bibi, Pakistani Christian Tried For Blasphemy, Headed To Canada: Family Friend” contains comments that Mr Chowdhry did not say. (click here) The comments reported in the article were not from Mr Chowdhry, and seemed pieced to together from other sources. We are aware that more than one Huffington Post reporter was working on the Asia Bibi story and they were collaborating on it, because we were told…
This story will be updated In a long drawn out hearing of a devious and infamous petition submitted to Lahore Supreme Court by Qari Muhammed Salaam on behalf of firebrand preacher Khadim Hussain Rizvi which sought to quash the acquittal received by Asia Bibi, a positive result has led to the end of Asia Bibi’s long running saga! Asia Bibi, Pakistan’s longest serving and most famous blasphey victim has finally won her freedom. A three judge panel has declared her innocent and now no further right of appeal against her acquittal exists. A three-member bench Chief Justice Asif Saeed Khosa; Justice…
PHILIPPINES Two incendiary devices which exploded at a Roman Catholic cathedral in southern Philippines on Sunday on 27th January 2019, have killed 20 people and injured dozens more. Hours after the attack Islamic State (IS) confirmed they were responsible for the attack on Jolo Island a place known for activity from several jihadists groups. One suicide bomber initiated the first blast at 08:45 local time (00:45 GMT) within the cathedral as Sunday Mass was underway, while soldiers responded a second blast was exploded just outside the church entrance some minutes later. A statement from IS said the attack was carried…