On 12th of July 2020, Anika Shehzad (16 yrs) resident of Wandala Diyal Shah in Sheikhupura, began work as a house maid, at the home of a Muslim landlord Naila Bibi (32 yrs) resident of B.Block, Multan Road, Lahore. The employment had been organised by a woman in the same village as Anika named Maqboola […]
Month: August 2020
Lord Alton: International Day Commemorating the Victims of Acts of Violence Based on Religion or Belief.
Lord Alton meets Hannah Chowdhry at House of Lords meeting in 2017.
Any known whereabouts for missing mum and young child sought by police.
Liane Pibworth and her young daughter who complained to BACA about persecution in their community of Hammersmith, successfully moved to a home in another part of London with our help. Read her story (here) The move was granted by Peabody Trust and the mother and daughter moved from the home they alleged they were being […]
Father returns to family home after 22 months thanks to BACA paying for his asylum bail in Thailand
BACA continues our work supporting the Pakistani Christian asylum community in Thailand and we are pleased to announce the release of another person from the brutal Immigration Detention Centre (IDC) of Bangkok. Sapna Charles has been supported by BACA for 22 months and her family who have recently been granted asylum in Australia, hope […]
Father killed by police in despicable attempt to prevent his son a key-witness speaking at a cousin’s murder trial
A Christian father of five children was beaten to death by police officers, who it is alleged where attempting to thwart justice in a murder case that involved a Muslim man with strong family connections within the local police authority. Younis Masih (58 yrs) was beaten during a police interrogation at his home at approximately […]
Father killed by police in despicable attempt to prevent his son a key-witness speaking at a cousin's murder trial
A Christian father of five children was beaten to death by police officers, who it is alleged where attempting to thwart justice in a murder case that involved a Muslim man with strong family connections within the local police authority. Younis Masih (58 yrs) was beaten during a police interrogation at his home at approximately […]
Blasphemy Accused Murdered During Trial
A man accused of blasphemy was killed in court during his trial proceedings. Tahir Ahmed Nasim was shot dead during his trial for blasphemy in Peshawar when Khalid Khan calmly walked up to the defendant, shooting him six times in front of shocked onlookers, before being overpowered by security. Mr Nasim was on trial […]
BACA continued food parcel delivery during return of Covid Lockdown
A BACA food parcel distribution operation reached a further 120 families despite the Coronavirus challenges thanks to God. On Tuesday Pakistan reported their lowest number of daily infections by coronavirus, as well as fatalities linked to the disease in a 24 hour period. Official statistics showed 553 more deaths raising the overall death toll […]