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Pakistan United Christian Movement Demands Urgent Release of 14-Year Old Rimsha Arrested in Fabricated Case

Protestors are demanding equal citizenship for Christians and the ending of discriminatory practices.

(ISLAMABAD, Pakistan) - Pakistan United Christian Movement organized a Demonstration on Sunday, from St. John’s School, Murree Road to Rawalpindi Press, Rawalpindi.

The news release highlighted the historical role of Christians in Pakistan.

Pakistan Police Arrest Cleric who Accused Christian Girl Rimsha of Blasphemy

Today Qari Mohammad Khalid Chishti was sent to Jail on 14 days remand.

(ISLAMABAD, Pakistan) - Pakistani police arrested a Muslim cleric Sunday night for planting evidence on a Christian girl accused of burning a Koran, purportedly to frame her.

Witnesses say the cleric tore pages from the Koran and planted them in the girl’s bag.

Medical Report of Christian Girl Accused of Burning Quran Challenged in Pakistani Court

Next hearing for the girl, Rimsha, will be on 1st of September, 2012.

(ISLAMABAD, Pakistan ) - Doctors in Pakistan have examined a young Christian girl with Down's syndrome, who has been imprisoned on blasphemy charges.

The hearing started at 9:30 am and was adjourned after a few minutes. The case will be back in front of a judge until 1st September, 2012.

Pakistan: Gang-Rape, Murder of a Pakistani Christian Girl

Local media reports that the murdered Christian girl, Muqadas Kainat, was the oldest of seven children.

(SALEM) - According to local media reports, a 12-year old Pakistani girl who went into a field to relieve herself was gang raped by several men and murdered just less than two weeks ago. At this point, police have not made any arrests.

There are few things more disturbing in this world that the wanton abuse of a child; particularly under these worst of circumstances.

Pakistani Police Locate Body of Murdered 12-Year-old Christian Boy

The protesters dispersed after the SP assured them that the murderers will be found and arrested.

(FAISALABAD, Pakistan) - Suneel Masih's mutila­ted body was found on 20 August. Relatives of the 12-year old Christian boy say his mutilated body was found after the brutal killing on Narowal Road in Faisalabad on Wednesday.

The boy had gone missing on Chaand Raat and was found dead on Eid. Following the identification of the boy, residents of Christian Town took out a protest rally.

Bangladesh: Blueprint of Alternative Political Force

Former President H M Ershad has been considered by many to be an unpredictable character in Bangladesh politics.

(SALEM) - Former President and Jatiya Party Chairman H M Ershad recently met India's newly-elected President, Pranab Mukherjee, and was the first Bangladeshi politician to do so.

Suddenly Bangladesh's ex-martial law administrator becomes a much more important ally for India.

Pakistan Moves to Protect Girl over Alleged Qur`an Burning

Shortly after William Gomes reported a heated case involving the religious persecution of a little girl, Pakistan's President moved in and ended it.

(SALEM) - A government intervention for the sake of Human Rights has taken place in another extraordinary turn of events involving the writings of our Human Rights Ambassador, William Nicholas Gomes.

In a letter to Mr. Asif Ali Zardari; President of Pakistan, Mr. Gomes called attention to a serious situation involving the religious persecution of a child, and a government intervention has taken place.

Baloch Student Organisation (Azad) gives Shutter Down Strike Call on 30th August in Balochistan

Baloch student Organisation (Azad) gives shutter down strike call on 30th August in Balochistan

(OCCUPIED BALOCHISTAN) - Shutter down strike on International day against disappearances will be observed throughout Balochistan.

Protests will also be held around the world against disappearance of BSO-A leader Zakir Majeed Baloch, Dr Din Mohammad Baloch and thousands of Others.

Pakistan Jails Christian Teenager over Blasphemy

William Nicholas Gomes focuses on the case against a little Christian girl who allegedly burned pages of the Qur'an.

(SALEM) - All Hell is breaking loose in Pakistan where extremist Muslims are losing their minds over another burning of the Holy Qur'an.

This time the offender isn't in a member of the U.S. military, in fact she couldn't be much different. The book burning suspect in this case is a young girl from a Christian family who is described as mentally retarded.

Soldiers Repulse Attack on Kamra Airbase Pakistan

Witnesses said the terrorists apparently sneaked into the airbase by scaling nine-foot boundary wall, reinforced with barbed wire, from the backside.

(KAMRA/ATTOCK, Islamabad) - Two soldiers, 6 militants & 8 terrorists, killed in Kamra airbase killed Pakistan.

The security officials successfully repulsed an attack at the PAF Minhas airbase in wee hours of Thursday, killing eight terrorists. A ninth militant, hiding outside the boundary wall, exploded his suicide vest in desperation when cornered.