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Government Should Provide Protection to all the Churches in Pakistan

Includes photos of church that was attacked.

(ISLAMABAD, Pakistan) - On Friday afternoon, after Jumma prayer, some number of 600 people attacked and damaged a church in the old city area of Karachi.

Earlier some hundreds of the extremists have set in fire of all the belongings of the Ryan Brain (accused) blasphemy case in the same town. I travelled to Karachi to know the facts of this case and reached in Karachi on Friday evening.

Pakistan Prays for Malala

Last week armed men intercepted a vehicle returning form the school, identified Malala and shot her in the head and the neck.

(ISLAMABAD, Pakistan) - Malala Yousafzai a symbol of peace, education and another face of Pakistan which the world is slowly and gradually learning about.

Root Cause of the Rimsha Case is Yet to be Solved

It is clear to see that there are some people in the country who claim ownership, while forgetting that people from other religions are Pakistani too.

(ISLAMABAD, Pakistan) - Islamabad court granted the bail for Cleric Muhammad Khalid Chishti Jadoon on submission of a surety bond worth Rs. 200,000/.

Wajid Gilani, his lawyer maintained that since all the witnesses against his client backtracked from their statements, police now have no evidence of his involvement in the case.

Cleric Khalid Jadoon Granted Bail in Islamabad Today

Three witnesses who had testified against the cleric had later backtracked from their statements saying that the police had “forced” them to testify.

(ISLAMABAD, Pakistan) - Pakistani cleric Khalid Jadoon, who was accused of adding burnt Holy Quran pages to make the case against Rimsha stronger, was granted bail by a trial court on Thursday at noon.

A sessions judge Islamabad granted the bail on submission of a surety bond worth Rs200,000.

Another Teenage Booked for Blasphemy in Karachi Pakistan

Describing the trend as very dangerous, in which the Christians were also being targeted, Human Rights Commission of Pakistan Chief Zohra Yousaf said that people had become very scared.

(ISLAMABAD, Pakistan) - Rimsha’s case is still grabbing the headlines, and another case of blasphemy was reported to police on Wednesday, 10th October.

The house of accused Ryan Brain Patris (boy) was ransacked and furniture was wet on fire in a violent protest, this time was not in a slum but in a middle-class neighborhood of Gulshan-i-Iqbal Karachi.

PUCM Condemns the Attack on Teen Girl Malala

Another daughter of Pakistan, another target of hate and intolerance.

(ISLAMABAD, Pakistan) - Pakistan United Christian Movement (PUCM) has strongly condemned the attack on 14-year-old Pakistani peace activists, Malala Yousufzai.

During a telephone conversation Albert David, Chairman Executive committee, said that PUCM strongly condemns the attack on Malala, a 14-year old student.

How good and pleasant it is when brothers live together in unity - Pslam 133:1

Dual Voting Right is an electoral system through which religious minorities can elect their representatives in Parliament, similar to separate electorates, while simultaneously voting for general seat candidates.

(ISLAMABAD, Pakistan) - It is the misfortune of Pakistani Christians that they have been facing crises of Christian political leadership since partition. A strong and visionary political leadership is the solution of Christian persecution.

Mr. Julius Salik came forward as revolutionary leader and Shaheed Shahbaz Bhatti rose as a visionary political figure in Pakistani Christians leadership.

Pakistan`s Crimes Against Humanity in Balochistan Tantamount to Genocide: Hyrbyair Marri

We want to make it clear to the world that Hindus, Christians and other minorities have lived in Balochistan for hundreds of years...

(LONDON) - Mr. Marri further said that Pakistan army and Frontier Corps are directly involved in enforced-disappearances, extra judicially killings of Baloch political activists.

They have also committed crimes in Balochistan that are tantamount to genocide but the Supreme Court instead of punishing them is advising them to decommission their anti Baloch death squads.

REAP team Visits Remote Area School Near Rawalpindi Pakistan

REAP is also extending hands toward world’s big organizations so that with the help of the world big patron REAP can provide better opportunities to the oppressed people of Pakistan.

(ISLAMABAD, Pakistan) - Reformation for Empowerment and Alleviation of Poverty (REAP) management has visited their school in a far away village school last day.

REAP a non-profit organization aim to provide education, enhance interfaith harmony and to work to alleviate poverty.

Pakistani Pastor Attacked by Muslim Extremist Group

The government says religious extremist groups are banned, but they still exist.

(ISLAMABAD, Pakistan) - The government of Pakistan has put an absolute ban on as many as 45 political and religious groups in a short span of just 11 years which clearly speaks of the violation of their self made notions of human rights, freedom of expression and sense of tolerance.

According to the official reports, the government has outlawed 45 organizations since 2001.