In the midst of political and social turmoil in neighbouring Pakistan, from the town of Faisalabad comes a ray of hope. With Ramadan, the Muslim holy month, and the season of Lent overlapping, Christians and Muslims have been provided a special opportunity to come together this year in Pakistan. Every year, the Catholic Diocese of […]
Human rights observers say that every year as many as 1,000 mostly Christian and Hindu girls and young women in Pakistan are raped and subjected to forced conversions and marriages to Sunni Muslim men. As a result, Pakistan is designated as a “Country of Particular Concern” on the U.S. Department of State’s Religious Freedom Report. […]
An earthquake in eastern Afghanistan has left at least 1,000 people dead. The quake struck shortly after 2:30 AM India Time on Wednesday. Heavy rain and strong winds were major hurdles to search and rescue efforts late Wednesday. The massive earthquake killed more than 1,000 and injured more than 1,600, government officials said. The earthquake […]
A Pakistani man who murdered his celebrity sister was freed last week, after a court ruled it was not an “honour killing”, allowing their mother to pardon him under Islamic Sharia law in Pakistan, where a murder victim’s family is able to pardon a convicted killer. Six years ago, in 2016, Waseem Azeem strangled his […]
Though Christians are beaten, persecuted, attacked again and again, they have not lost hope, stated Christian human rights activist Asif Bastian, from The Voice of Justice group. He said Christians are ‘repeatedly attacked by Islamic fanatics and criminals with impunity’. Civil society groups in Pakistan called for an end to ‘unabated attacks on people belonging […]
An unusual case has come to light in Pakistan. Two sisters living there have become brothers after undergoing a sex change operation. Both of them belong to a Zamindar family of Punjab based in Pakistan. “I have reached Gujarat as a boy from Islamabad. I am so happy about this that I cannot put it […]
India is erecting a new non-cut steel fence to plug vulnerable and infiltration-prone patches along its sensitive border with Pakistan and Bangladesh. The officials said, the single row fence, with loops of concertina wires on top is being erected at a 60km border stretch near Amritsar in Punjab. A pilot project of this new fence […]
Urbanization is a process whereby populations move from rural to urban area. World’s urban population increased fourfold during 1950-2003 while rural population increased less than double. From Indus valley through Mughal era and to British rule, the Indian subcontinent experienced several stages of its urbanization process. Pakistan is urbanizing at 3% annual rate, the fastest […]
Kathmandu :Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi on Monday was accorded guard of honour at Nepal’s Army Pavilion as he arrived here on a two-day official visit. Pakistan Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi arrived (March 5) on a two-day visit during which he will hold talks with Nepal’s top leadership as part of his country’s efforts […]
The powerful chief of Pakistan’s army has condemned a brutal attack and suicide bombing at a Christian church, calling it an attempt to split the country along religious lines. Christians across Pakistan also demanded greater protection for minorities and life-long support for the families of the victims and survivors. Two suicide bombers struck Bethel Memorial […]
China is racing to finish one of the biggest hydro-power projects in Pakistan ahead of schedule, yet its location in the long-contested region of Kashmir will draw ire from India. According to media reports, construction on the 720MW Karot power station, being built on Jhelum River, began in December last year and looks set to […]
One of the most controversial trials in Pakistani history has ended. The former military dictator Pervez Musharraf was declared a fugitive and his property ordered confiscated after he failed to turn up in court his role in the assassination 10 years ago of Ms Benazir Bhutto. Two high-ranking police officials were sentenced on Thursday to […]
