A Pakistani pastor has been incarcerated in Rawalpindi’s Adiala Central Jail since July 2012, when police charged him with the offence of sending blasphemous text messages. On 3 May 2017, Pastor Zafar Bhatti (56 years) was sentenced to life imprisonment for blasphemy, a charge he adamantly denies. Rather peculiarly Pastor Zafar’s conviction occurred despite the […]
Call it by its name: ‘Persecution!’ – New book release by Desmond Fernandes and the BACA detailing the plight of Pakistani Christians
The British Asian Christian Association has published a 490 page book authored by Desmond Fernandes – Call it by its name: ‘Persecution!’ – that comprehensively analyses and documents the manner in which Christians have been – and continue to be – persecuted throughout Pakistan. For Saleh Memon, a member of the Campaign Against Criminalising Communities: […]
Call it by its name: 'Persecution!' – New book release by Desmond Fernandes and the BACA detailing the plight of Pakistani Christians
The British Asian Christian Association has published a 490 page book authored by Desmond Fernandes – Call it by its name: 'Persecution!' – that comprehensively analyses and documents the manner in which Christians have been – and continue to be – persecuted throughout Pakistan. For Saleh Memon, a member of the Campaign Against Criminalising Communities: […]
Attempt by provincial government to usurp Christian school results in death threats at Principal
A Christian school which escaped the nationalisation programme of schools and colleges in Punjab Province instigated by Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto in 1972, but was later usurped ilegally by a later Governor of Punjab, is struggling in the face of threats to release itself from the shackles imposed on it by the Government of […]
Pakistani Christian Mother of Four Escapes Enforced Prostitution and Kidnap by Chinese traffickers
Usually the only help for an uneducated poor Christian woman in Pakistan is to marry herself out of poverty. The arranged marriage process has its faults but for many Christian families it has allowed social progress through beneficial loving Christian relationships. However for Rita Yousaf the process became a diabolical nightmare – not once but […]
Teenage Christian survivor of brutal gang-rape has found the strength through God to enter into marriage
Mehwish, Sehrish (bride in 2016), Farzana and a friend A Survivor of a Muslim gang-rape has choosen marriage over victimhood after receiving biblically based trauma counselling Farzana who had survived one of the most brutal gang-rape incidents that British Asian Christian Association has ever responded to, has chosen to forgive her rapists and drop her […]
Christian Girl 15 Y/O kidnapped by Muslim men whilst putting out trash
Sania’s younger sister Muskan, mother Aasia Bibi and father Latif Masih along with BPCA officer Zeeshan A Muslim man has been detained for questioning by police during an investigation into the disappearance of an 8th grade Christian schoolgirl, Sania Masih (15 yrs). Please sign or petition calling for end to abduction, rape and forced Islamic […]
Christian man found dead after former employer warned of death for non-payment of loan
A body found near Puni Pulley area off Sargodha Road in Faisalabad, has now been formally identified as that of 33-year old, Javed Masih a Christian man who went missing on 16th May 2019. Mr. Masih who is from Chak 7 GB Kohala, Faisalabad was said to have sustained multiple injuries to his right arm, […]
Christian with mental condition survives brutal mob beating but is now fighting blasphemy allegations
A mentally disabled man has been charged with blasphemy following a complaint by two Muslim men. Stephen Masih (42 yrs), was accused of making “derogatory remarks” against the Islamic prophet Muhammad despite repeated requests to stop. This follows several cases where Christians with learning difficulties have been beaten, arrested, sentenced and imprisoned in Pakistan. Mr. […]
Now three years old the youngest survivor of the 2017 Quetta Bomb attack needs our help to gain a new limb.
During the Quetta Bomb attack in 2017 an 18 month old child narrowly escaped death thanks to the help of our regular supporters. Not only did we pay for an operation to remove a gangrene infection but we also stayed in contact with the family and have bene very much a part of Aleeza’s life […]