A Pakistani Christian child of only who survived the bomb attack in Quetta on 17th December 2017 has started to walk tentatively after British Pakistani Chistian Association paid for her to have a prosthetic limb and walking frame to restore her lost mobility. Aleeza Masih who at 18 months old was the youngest victim of […]
Month: June 2018
Turkey embraces a strongman as Pakistan election looms
On the 24th June, the country of Turkey rejected democracy exchanging it for autocratic rule, as clearly stated in the words of Muharrem Ince, the main opposition leader: “We have now fully adopted a regime of one man rule.” President Erdogan, as he will now be known, is now Turkey`s most powerful leader since […]
Pakistan to have first Catholic Cardinal since 1994
Image of Joseph Coutts speaking at ACNUK Westminster Cathedral Night of Vigil in 2012 (click here) Pope Francis announced on Sunday that he will hold a meeting of the Church’s top council to appoint 14 new cardinals next month, including from Iraq, Pakistan, Madagascar and Japan. In the event of a conclave of cardinals to […]
Pak-Christians remember Asia Bibi on the 9th anniversary of her arrest
Mehwish Bhatti, Lead Officer for the British Pakistani Christian Association gathered with other Christians to mark Asia Bibi’s 9th year in captivity with prayers for her freedom and release. A narration of her arrest and the incident leading up to it was presented from the BPCA website (click here) on July 14th 2018, exactly 9 […]
BPCA remembers victims of Liege Attack
Whilst on a trip to Belgium to speak at a symposium titled “Religious Freedom in Europe: A Christian Case Study” Chairman of the British Pakistani Christian Association and Nissar Hussain visited the site of the recent Liege attack in which 3 police officers were killed by an islamic extremist. The attack which occurred on Tuesday […]
Family of asylum seekers related to two pastors murdered in extrajudicial blasphemy killing told by UK to return home
Image of slain Christian brothers Sajid and Rashid Masih Maqsood Bakhsh, a Pakistani Christian and his family now living in Glasglow, fled Pakistan in 2012 after Islamic extremists targeted him because of his faith. Mr Bakhsh who has spent six years seeking asylum is appealing directly to The Right Honourable Theresa May to allow him […]
Asian Christians still aloof from other believers
During the 1st and 2nd of June 2018 Chairman of the British Pakistani Christian Association, Wilson Chowdhry and his family were invited to attend the weekend event of the ‘Big Church Day Out’ at their Chesire event. If you’re not familiar with the Big Church Day Out (BCDO) is the UK’s largest annual gathering of […]
Muslim rapist of 2 year old Christian girl sentenced to 25 years imprisonment
A BPCA supported victim has won her court case against the rapist of her then 2 1/2 year old daughter Saiba who suffered trauma and physical damage that may leave the poor child unable to give birth and have her own family one day. In a landmark case today the rapist of the Christian child […]
The first ever European Parliament event on Christian discrimination in Europe
Leading experts on religious freedom converged a the EU Parliament in Brussels on June 5th to highlight concerns about the erosion of freedom of belief for Christians in Europe. The symposium hosted by the EFDD Group at the Parliament of the European Union brought together voices from the Christian community across Europe and the UK, […]
BPCA assists shooting victims and families of those slain in Easter terrorist attacks
BPCA Quetta based representative Pastor Adil visited all the families of the victims of targeted killings over Easter 2018 and the week following, when shooters on motorcycles targeted celebrants in Christian neigbourhoods. Pastor Adil reported: “It was hard to console the grieving families as they were very much still in deep sorrow and fear. The […]