(Reuters) – Floods caused by a week of heavy rain have killed more than 1,000 people in Pakistan’s northwest and rescuers battled on Sunday to distribute relief to tens of thousands of trapped people.
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The number of Christians being accused of blasphemy in Pakistan has spiked in recent months and young Christians especially may not be able to take much more, warns Nasir Saeed. Full Story… Washington, D.C. (July 19th, 2010) International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that Islamists killed two Christians accused of blasphemy as they left court in Faisalabad, Pakistan today at 2pm local time. Full Story… On September 23, 2009 a middle aged Christian lady came crying into the PMI-Pakistan office. When we questioned her, she sobbed and explained that she was a widow with seven young children to look after. She has been working in a Muslim home as a domestic servant and it had been a real struggle to […] By Jawad Mazhar, Worthy News Special Correspondent reporting from Pakistan BHAWALPUR, PAKISTAN (Worthy News)– A Pakistani Christian army officer was in jail Monday, September 7. after a military court sentenced him to life imprisonment for allegedly murdering his wife, despite claims from his family that he is u Full Story… GOJRA, PAKISTAN (Worthy News)– Christians across Pakistan closed their schools Monday, August 3, to mourn the killings of at least eight fellow believers in troubled Punjab province, as the Vatican condemned what was the second incident of violence against Christians in a week. Full Story… LAHORE, PAKISTAN (Worthy News)– At least 13 people, including women and children, were injured Wednesday, July 1, when local Muslims set on fire some 100 Christian homes and churches east of the Pakistani city of Lahore, Christian rights investigators said. Full Story… PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AFP) — US missile strikes killed dozens of people in a Pakistani tribal area controlled by Taliban chief Baitullah Mehsud, where the army is preparing an assault, officials said Wednesday. Read More… At least 45 people have been killed and dozens wounded in a series of missile raids by US drones in northwest Pakistan, Pakistani intelligence officials have said. Full Story… ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN (Worthy News)– Pakistani police detained and interrogated a mentally challenged Christian girl for allegedly burning pages of the Koran, seen as a holy book by Muslims, amid mounting international concern about Pakistan’s controversial blasphemy laws, an advocacy group said Friday, June 19. Full Story… |
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