Brother of Kamal Chaugtai, daughters of Pervez Younus Khokhar and BPCA’s Naveed Aziz. Pakistan’s Anti-Terrorism (amendment) Act 2013 was introduced ostensibly to help bolster and empower government agencies, equipping them to crack down on terrorism financing or as stated “strengthen the provision concerning the offences of terrorism financing and to provide more effective enforcement measures […]
Month: May 2016
Despair for Faisalabad Christians after Police arrest dozens for alleged terrorism
Several men and women were arrested outside Christian Life Ministries Church in Faisalabad on May 19th 2016. The incident took place at a place called Christian Town; which is a predominantly Christian locality of the city. Witnesses have spoken to the BPCA and have advised us that the arrests were apparently conducted under anti-terrorism laws, […]
Christian Boy 14 Years Old Murdered for wasting horse feed!
A Christian boy of only 14 years was murdered 8th May 2016 for wasting horse food and then hung from the rafters of a barn where he was employed, to create the impression of a suicide. Suleman Hadayat Masih a resident of Chehl Kalan village in Gujaranwala was a bright, hardworking but illiterate youth, with a talent […]
Brazen abduction of Christian girl in broad daylight by two masked Muslim men sparks concern over her safety!
Mussarat Mushtaq is praying for the release of her daughter. On Thursday 12th May 2016, A 24 year old Christian woman was kidnapped whilst returning home from Exel Education School, an adult learning college in Bihar Colony, Lahore. Only few months earlier, Maryam Mushtaq had decided to go to college to help her family out […]
Time for a change to hate crime legislation and a tougher stance on extremists.
British Pakistani Christian Association have organised a demonstration to raise the plight of suffering Islamic apostates (converts from Islam to other faiths or or atheism) in the UK. Better protection for Apostates in the UK10 Downing Street, London, SW1A 2AA Saturday 21st May 201610:00 – 12:00Guest Speaker: Nissar Hussain Awareness of the plight of apostates in […]
British Pakistani Christian Association to work with new political body challenging for change in Pakistan
In April Wilson Chowdhry Chairman of the British Pakistani Christian Association (BPCA) met with Councillor Morris Johns, secretary to the All Parliamentary Party Group (APPG) for Pakistani Minorities. The meeting was triggered after Wilson Chowdhry was invited to speak at an evidence hearing session on Pakistan by Lord Alton, Vice Chairman of the APPG for […]
Shama and Shazad children meet BPCA Trustee during charitable visit despite previous intimidation by Pakistan’s secret service!
Juliet with children of Shama and Shahzad. Juliet Chowdhry a trustee of the British Pakistani Christian Association, visited Pakistan to oversee the purchase of a plot of land to be developed into a school for enslaved children. The school is to be located opposite the brick kilns at which the Christian couple Shama and Shahzad […]
Shama and Shazad children meet BPCA Trustee during charitable visit despite previous intimidation by Pakistan's secret service!
Juliet with children of Shama and Shahzad. Juliet Chowdhry a trustee of the British Pakistani Christian Association, visited Pakistan to oversee the purchase of a plot of land to be developed into a school for enslaved children. The school is to be located opposite the brick kilns at which the Christian couple Shama and Shahzad […]
BPCA highlights plight of Pakistani Christians at two conferences
Our Chairman Wilson Chowdhry will be speaking at various events this week and we invite you all to join him. This will be an opportunity to discover the true impact of Islamic extremism in Pakistan and the affect it is having on minorities living there. The first date for your calendar is: National Caucus for […]
Pakistani Christian accused of blasphemy for watching debate on Islam
A Christian man of 25 years was accused of a blasphemy while at his workplace on 15th April 2016. Imran Masih a sweeper was employed at the district hospital near his town in Chak 44, Mandi Bahaudin. He had a very close friendship with a Mulsim girl also employed at the hospital. Many Muslim men […]