Pakistan:In an apparent ‘honour killing’ a 25-year-old pregnant woman was stoned to death by her own family at the gate of Lahore High Court in Pakistan Tuesday for marrying the man of her choice. According to Police,Farzana Parveen, resident of Faisalabad, had married Mohammad Iqbal of Jaranwala a few months ago against the wishes of […]
Month: May 2014
Asia Bibi faced with ignominy of her fifth deferred Appeal hearing!
Pakistan: Asia Bibi the Christian mother of five who is facing a death penalty and his been incarcerated for five years, was devastated on discovering her Appeal Hearing has been cancelled today. Please sign our petition for Asia Bibi (Click here) This is now the fifth deferment of Asia Bibi’s appeal against the false blasphemy […]
Excerpt from The Targeting of “ Minority Others” in Pakistan "Asylum Seekers"
I have been contacted on several occasions by Pakistani Christian asylum seekers desperate for help with preparing their appeal. I have also been contacted by the chaplain at Yarl’s Wood detention centre out concern over the lack of support they are receiving. Twin sisters at Yarl’s Wood, who cannot be named, told me that one […]
Excerpt from The Targeting of “ Minority Others” in Pakistan "Blasphemy"
Excerpt from the targeting of Minority ‘Others’ in Pakistan Concerning the shameful manner in which many Pakistani Christians and ‘Others’ are denied asylum in the UK, Nasir Saeed notes that: If any Westerner has any doubt as to the severity of the situation, they need only consider the accusation of blasphemy levelled against an 8th […]
Boko Haram wants to “hurt the heart of Nigeria”
Archbishop Kaigama By John Newton (Original interview by Maria Lozano) THE leader of Nigeria’s Catholics has spoken out – expressing his concerns for the girls kidnapped in the north of the country last month. Archbishop Ignatius Kaigama of […]
Excerpt from The Targeting of “ Minority Others” in Pakistan "Mass Deportation"
There was a mass deportation charter flight to Pakistan from UK on 6th February 2012, it’s unclear if this was the first. Another took place on 19th March 2012 [PVT120] at least one of the airport-transfer buses for this flight was branded “Just Go! Holidays by Coach” and the plane allegedly departed from London Stansted […]
Rashid Rehman killed in targeted attack
MULTAN:A human rights activist and renowned lawyer of Multan, Rashid Rehman, was killed in a targeted attack in his chamber on Wednesday evening at around 8:30 evening. Rehman and his fellow lawyer were sitting with a client in their private chamber near Kutchery Square when unknown armed gunmen entered their chamber and opened fire on […]
MEP Jean Lambert Speaks out against Blasphemy laws and Asia Bibi’s incarceration.
MEP Jan Lambert and Wilson Chowdhry Chair of the BPCA MEP Jean Lambert, Chairperson for the European Parliament Delegations to South East Asia, Japan and India and BPCA Chairman Wilson Chowdhry met to discuss the blasphemy Law of Pakistan. During the meeting they also discussed the failed attempts by the court system of Pakistan to […]
MEP Jean Lambert Speaks out against Blasphemy laws and Asia Bibi's incarceration.
MEP Jan Lambert and Wilson Chowdhry Chair of the BPCA MEP Jean Lambert, Chairperson for the European Parliament Delegations to South East Asia, Japan and India and BPCA Chairman Wilson Chowdhry met to discuss the blasphemy Law of Pakistan. During the meeting they also discussed the failed attempts by the court system of Pakistan to […]
BPCA publication on Pakistan’s persecuted Minorities selling rapidly.
Stan Gain of Woodlands Christian Trust purchased our first ever copy! Our publication “The targeting of Minorities ‘Others’ in Pakistan” has already received 28 orders which is a great testament to the desire for humanitarians to learn more about the diverse communities in Pakistan and the terrible suffering they face. More importantly it justifies the […]