Though many in Thailand are oblivious to it as a nation they are being blessed by an influx of Christians praying for the nation and sharing their Christian values to a hardened nation. Who are these Christians? Thousands of Pakistani Christians who are attending churches and pray for their safety but pray for their host […]
Month: March 2017
Pakistani Christian Refugee builds restaurant business from scratch
A family in the dark. Stephen Maqsood sits in a room without electricity praying for the next pay day. A Pakistani Christian refugee in Greece is seeking contracts from Charities helping asylum seekers to help him continue feeding his family and gain electricity for his home. Stephen Maqsood a married father with two children had […]
Police and court failure in Pakistan lead to call for united protest for 12 year old murder victim Tania Mariyam
After a 12 year old child was found dead in a canal with strange froth in her mouth and trousers ripped in what looked like a rape, you would think local Police authorities would initiate a murder inquiry. Well in Pakistan that is far from the norm especially if you are a Christian. Tania […]
Selfless brother and dedicated Christian campaigner who co-founded first Asian Christian Church in the UK dies suddenly.
Dr Mujeeb Ul Rehman Chowdhry B.A (Hons) M.A Dip Lib Sc FRAS (London) 19th July 1934 – 9th March 2017 RIP In pre-partition India on 19th July 1934 a first son was born to a Mr and Mrs Charag Uddin in the city of Sialkot, now in modern day Pakistan. For all intents and purposes […]
Numbers of asylum seekers sailing through Mediterranean Sea from Turkey reduces but people smuggling continues despite $6 billion EU payout
Image of centre operated by a local church that helps asylum seekers with food and counselling. British Pakistani Christian Association Chairman, Wilson Chowdhry travelled to Greece after receiving reports of a growing number of Pakistani Christian asylum seekers in Athens. Hilda Orr a long term friend of the BPCA who met with Wilson during […]
Boxing instructor fled Pakistan to escape persecution is now helping victims suffering in Bangkok’s brutal detention centres
In January we were approached by Maqsood Iqbal a Pakistani Christian asylum seeker who has also managed to obtain a retirement visa in Thailand and needed help funding an extension. The visa enables him to live a more free existence without fear of arrest though he and his family are living in poverty as he […]
Boxing instructor fled Pakistan to escape persecution is now helping victims suffering in Bangkok's brutal detention centres
In January we were approached by Maqsood Iqbal a Pakistani Christian asylum seeker who has also managed to obtain a retirement visa in Thailand and needed help funding an extension. The visa enables him to live a more free existence without fear of arrest though he and his family are living in poverty as he […]
Job advert providing 14 cleaner roles for non-Muslims illustrates ongoing discrimination in Pakistan
A newspaper advert that clearly allocates Christians and other minorities access to sweeper roles has been condemned by International NGO’s. The discriminatory actions of the Government of Punjab resulted in Jim Shannon, Chairman of the All Parliamentary Party for Religious Minorities writing to the Chief Minister of Punjab condemning this latest action. A copy of […]
Beleaguered blasphemy victim suffers more bail delay
The image shows the family of Mukhtar Masih. Mukhtar Masih a deprived Christian man of 70 from a small rural village named Lumbanwalai near the city of Gujaranwala, was arrested for blasphemy on 28th January 2017, after it was alleged quite bizarrely that a derogatory letter about Islam signed with him name had been pinned […]
Pakistan’s unjust legal system fails 12 year old Christian murder victim Tania
On 23rd January 2017 the dead body of Tania Mariyam (12 yrs) was found dead in Upper Chenab Canal after she went missing from school (click here). Tania only days before her murder Sadly for the family, despite what they believe is clear evidence that Tania was murdered including alleged signs of […]