Chairman of the BPCA, Wilson Chowdhry, was invited to a roundtable discussion on modern day slavery at the House of Lords, on Tuesday 10th March 2014. The meeting was chaired by Baroness Butler-Sloss, Vice Chair of the Human Trafficking Foundation, and guests included: Rt Hon Theresa May MP, Home Secretary Karen Bradley MP, Minister for Modern […]
Funeral of Zubair Rashid Masih held under Police auspices!
People gather to pray around coffin of Zubair Rashid Masih murdered while in a prison cell for a crime his mother did not commit. A heavy police containment team were present at the sombre funeral held for Zubair Rashid Masih on Monday. Around 50 people showed their respects for the young 20 year old man, […]
Father of gang-raped Christian girls demands justice for his daughters!
Ilyas Masih, Father of gang-raped Christian girls Sherish and Farzana takes on the rapists with help of BPCA and LEAD! For more details on the two sisters please click here By Mushtaq Gill, LAHORE: Today 9 March, 2015, Ilyas Masih, father of gang raped under age Catholic Christian girls, came to meet Sardar Mushtaq Gill, Human […]
Police torture to death son of Aysha Bibi after accusation of theft from home where she was domestic servant!
Ayesha Bibi was given the dead body of her son Zubair Rashid Masih (RIP) in a twisted incident of police malpractice. On 4th March 2015 at 7pm a Christian mother, Ms Aysha Bibi, was arrested by police from Harbanspura, near Lahore, for allegedly stealing 35,000 rupees and gold ornaments weighing close to 100g. The harassed […]
Rehabilitation of Christian girls Sherish and Farzana is slow but progress is good!
Sherish displays her new found writing skills. She has learnt her complete alphabet in capitals. For more details on the two sisters please click here Gang rape victims Sherish and Farzana, who had to flee their town after two gunmen shot at their home, are now staying in our safe house in a town far […]
Pakistani Christians join Wanstead Baptists to celebrate diversity of Christian Church
On Sunday 15th March 2015 we are pleased to be joining Wanstead Baptist Church as they learn about the roots of Christianity in Pakistan and the current persecution and discrimination which Pakistani Christians live under, leaving the majority of them impoverished, illiterate and vulnerable. The service is the idea of Reverend David Morgan, who leads […]
We still believe God will set Asia free!
Ashiq Masih believes God will set his wife Asia Bibi free! Please sign our petition for Asia Bibi (click here) By Mehwish Bhatti: It was cold and dreary morning (13th February 2015) as I set off on my four hour journey to meet with Ashiq Masih, the husband of Pakistan’s most famous prisoner Asia Bibi. In […]
Gang-raped and persecuted Christian sisters find refuge and chance to rebuild lives.
Desperate to save the lives of his daughters Father Ilyas Masih sorrowfully delivers his daughters to the care of the British Pakistani Christian Association. For more details on the two sisters please click here By Mehwish Bhatti: We left home early in the morning (Sunday 22nd February 2015) my frail elderly mother and I, determined […]
Catholic church robbed at gunpoint for second time!
By Mushtaq Gill KASUR: Three armed robbers raided ‘Our Lady Queen of Angels Church’ located at Multan Road, Bhai Pheru District Kasur at 09:00am Thursday morning. The bandits took Church staff hostage including Father Ijaz Bashir the assistant priest. Church officials say the dacoits (robbers) looted over one million Pakistani Rupees, and stole mobile phones, […]
Mumtaq Qadri’s sentence for killing Salman Taseer upheld.
ISLAMABAD: The guilty verdict for the killing of former Governor of Punjab, Salman Taseer was upheld yesterday. During an Islamabad High Court division bench hearing, comprising of Mr.Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui and Mr.Justice Noorul Haq Qureshi, it was decided to reserve a verdict on the murder appeal of Mumtaz Qadri, the self-confessed killer of Salman Taseer. […]