The 14th of August is a special date in the minds of all Pakistanis wherever they may reside. It is as important to the widespread diaspora as those who live in the homeland. The date is of course the anniversary of Pakistan’s independence and in 2016 Pakistan celebrated its 69th year as a dominion. This […]
BPCA Trustee tours Pakistan to comfort victims and sow seeds of hope.
During the month of July Juliet Chowdhry a trustee of the BPCA travelled to Pakistan for the final purchase of our land in Kasur. We can confirm that documents have now been signed with the local Petwari (land registrar) and that the sale was completed. An architect has now been selected and he is in […]
Pakistani Embassy offers help to Pakistani Christian asylum seekers
Over the last 14 days BPCA Chairman has been working to improve the lives of innocent Pak-Christian Asylum seekers in Thailand and Malaysia. During arduous long shifts Mr Chowdhry visited a total of 8 churches, met with a total of 16 Pastors and over 400 hundred asylum seekers. His purpose was to elucidate what asylum […]
Carnage in Quetta after bomb attack kills 70 people and injures 120 victims. Christians leaders condemn the attack and call for stronger action against terrorists!
A suicide bomb attack at a hospital in Quetta has killed at least 70 people in South West Pakistan. Officials have also stated that a further 120 were injured in one of Pakistan’s most deadly terrorist attacks. The attack took place near the entrance to the hospitals emergency department where the body of a prominent […]
Asylum seekers sow seeds of hope through solidarity vigil.
In a brave show of solidarity Pakistani Christian asylum seekers of Bangkok gathered outside the French and German Embassies in Thailand, determined to sow seeds of hope and peace. In recent weeks the world has been shocked by indiscriminate shootings in the infamous Munich attack, the slaying of dozens by a crazed lorry driver in Nice […]
Muslim man charged for raping vulnerable teenage Christian girl
A teenage Christian was raped by a Muslim man only metres away from her home. After evidence stacked up against him the Muslim rapist gave himself up to police realizing he could not escape justice. 16-year-old Sonia a student at Government High School in Sadar, was attacked on her way back from a Salvation Army […]
Dying asylum seeker receives treatment after international petition highlights his plight!
Image of Wilson Chowdhry gifting our BPCA report to Peter Trotter (Senior Protection Officer at Thai UNHCR) A few weeks ago we were contacted by the wife of a Mr Noshad Young complaining that here husband had been re-arrested on 26th May 2016 and detained in Thailand’s Immigration Detention Centre despite having existing ratified bail […]
Christian girl (14 years) abducted – her father shot dead for trying to free her!
A 14 year old child joins that ever increasing list of Christian girls to have been abducted, raped and forced into Islamic Marriage. After the father sold his house so he could pay the legal costs for her freedom, he was shot dead by gunmen paid by the kidnappers. Mehwish was hired as a domestic […]
Deteriorating health of detained Pak-Christian asylum seeker in Bangkok creates international concern
Alarmed by the rapidly deteriorating health of a asylum detainee in Thailand’s notorious Immigration Detention Centre (IDC) in Bangkok, American and British charities are collaborating to ensure the release of the innocent victim. Image of Noshad Young British Pakistani Christian Association (BPCA) and Responsible for Equality And Liberty (REAL) this morning received a communication […]
Christian man alleges his arms were chopped off for not converting to Islam
On June 24th Aqueel Masih a resident of Lahore LDA quarters was taken to hospital after his arms had been lopped off his body, he was unconscious on arrival at the hospital. On July 12th alongside a local Christian elder Sam Bhatti a member of the Minorities Advisory Council of Punjab, Aqueel Masih registered […]