Image of Mukhtar Mai who bravely fought for justice after a similar panchayat decision in 2002 ordered her gang rape. A police search operation is underway to arrest the members of a panchayat (village council) who fled after ordering a man to rape a 16-year-old girl in Multan, Pakistan. At least 20 Muslim men from […]
Month: July 2017
Christian poisoned to death for seeking freedom from slavery contract
A Christian man who was sold into slavery was left to die from poisoning before his family home. Police refuse to investigate the death and have reported it as a suicide but family members report a history of mistreatment and have called for a murder inquiry. In June 2015 Javed Masih (28 yrs) of […]
Muslim victims of bomb attack receive prayer and counselling from BPCA
Our BPCA team visited some of the many Muslim victims of the Ferozepur Bomb attack (click here) whilst they were admitted at Lahore General Hospital on 27th July 2017. Naveed Aziz, said: “We met 10 patients most of them were in the intensive care unit. We supplied fruit and juices to each patient and prayed […]
Latest update on Ferozepur bomb attack: Families visited
Mehwish Bhatti lead officer for the British Pakistani Christian Association has been meeting victims of the Monday afternoon bomb attack on Ferozepur Road in Lahore (click here). During her many visits she has been sharing condolences with families of those who have been killed and injured from amongst the Christian victims. She will be visiting […]
Lahore: Ferozepur Road bomb attack leaves at least 26 dead!
A motorcycle bomb attack at Kot Lakhpat, Lahore at 4.30pm (12.30 pm GMT) today has killed at least 26 people. The blast has left a further 54 people injured after the bomb exploded near a police station within a major market. Senior police officer Haider Ashraf gave a press statement today in which he said […]
MP calls for government debate on apostasy hatred
A statement or a government debate about what is being done to tackle crimes motivated by anti-apostasy was called for by MP Martyn Day in UK Parliament on 20th May 2017. in his question, Mr Day asked: “Many individuals who convert their religion or renounce faith altogether can be ostracized by sections of their community […]
More migrant clashes with police on Lesbos Island leaves Christian asylum seekers terrified
British Pakistani Christian has learned from Pak-Christian asylum seekers at Lesbos Island’s infamous Moira Camp. We have been advised that clashes have broken out for the second time in eight days. Greek Authorities arrested 35 migrants on Tuesday for public disturbance offences during the riots police were forced to use tear gas against protesters […]
Another 16 year old has been accused of blasphemy in Pakistan!
A 16 year old boy named Shahzad has been arrested under the blasphemy laws of Pakistan for disrespecting the Islamic prophet Muhammed which automatically generates a death sentence Yesterday Shahzad’s family had to flee a potential a mob lynching after hate speech was preached from a local mosque calling for the death of Shahzad and […]
Pastor shot dead outside church in India – hundreds protest on National Highway
The pastor of a church in Ludhiana was shot dead by two motorcycle-borne assailants outside ‘The Temple of God Church’ at Salem Tabri locality at around 8.45pm (Indian time) on Saturday night. Witnesses have said that two armed youth with their faces covered shot at Pastor Sultan from close range. Pastor Sultan received […]
Pakistani Christian winner of a Yoni Jesner Award acknowledged at a Central London ceremony
Image courtesy of Blake Ezra On Tuesday 11th July 2017 spectators at the Yoni Jesner Awards experienced the growing inclusivity of the awards, as one of the first non-Jewish speakers in the history of the event spoke at their 7th Award ceremony. Hannah Chowdhry, a Pakistani Christian student at Kantor King Solomon High School was […]