Anglican Communion News Service - Pakistan

Pakistan NW frontier's only Christian college receives £2m government grant

Tue, 05 Feb 2013 16:41:00 GMT

Colleges and Universities of the Anglican Communion (CUAC) reports that one of its member institutions, Edwardes College in Peshawar, Pakistan, has received a development grant in the amount of PKR 300 million (US$ 3.1 million) from the provincial ... [More]

Monsoon flood victims in Pakistan remain in critical need

Thu, 06 Dec 2012 13:26:00 GMT

Communities which are still struggling and recovering from 2010 and 2011 floods were again recently affected by heavy rain, hill torrents and canal breaches. Bishop Leo Rodrick Paul from Multan Diocese, Church of Pakistan has asked for prayers and ... [More]

Bishops condemn attack on church compound, request Communion prayers

Fri, 21 Sep 2012 16:10:00 GMT

Thousands of people today broke into a church compound in Pakistan, burnt down the church, and destroyed the homes of two priests and the school headteacher.

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Pakistan Flood Appeal

Wed, 21 Sep 2011 10:40:00 GMT

The Diocese of Hyderabad has launched an appeal for funds to help its local flood-stricken community, and the ACT Alliance has issued an appeal for Pakistan – hit by severe flooding for the second time in just two years.

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No gentle death: memorial service for murdered Christian Pakistan politician

Fri, 18 Mar 2011 11:07:00 GMT

A memorial service was held in St Margaret's Church, Westminster, London for Shahbaz Batti the murdered Pakistan Minister of Minorities.

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Dr Rowan Williams: "It is heartbreaking to see Pakistan's founding principles betrayed by its blasphemy laws"

Mon, 07 Mar 2011 09:46:00 GMT

In the history of some countries there comes a period when political and factional murder becomes almost routine — Russia at the beginning of the 20th century, Germany and its neighbours in the early 1930s. It has invariably been the precursor... [More]

Archbishops of Canterbury and York strongly condemn murder of Pakistan Minorities Minister

Wed, 02 Mar 2011 10:21:00 GMT

The Archbishop of Canterbury and the Archbishop of York have made a statement condemning the murder of Shahbaz Bhatti, Minorities Minister in Pakistan.

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Persecution of Christians could threaten future of church leadership in Pakistan

Thu, 02 Dec 2010 12:58:00 GMT

Pakistan's first and only female Anglican priest Revd Jane Shaw has warned that persecution of Christians in the country is prompting talented potential future church leaders to settle abroad.

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Pakistan: Churches launch emergency relief program following devastating floods

Tue, 03 Aug 2010 16:17:00 GMT

The Diocese of Peshawar has launched an emergency relief and rescue program for families affected by the recent monsoons and flooding in Pakistan as the death toll from the natural disaster rose above 1,200.

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A statement by the Church of Pakistan

Mon, 02 Nov 2009 16:59:00 GMT

The recent tragedy of Gojra, where nine Pakistani Christians were burnt to death by a frenzied mob, has raised yet again the whole issue of the status and security of the religious minorities in an overwhelmingly Islamic country like Pakistan. This... [More]

Advocacy for Christians in Pakistan

Thu, 20 Aug 2009 10:59:00 GMT

Having listened to the concerns of Christian partners and correspondents in Pakistan, NIFCON (the Network of Inter Faith Concerns for the Anglican Communion) is one of the main sponsors of a petition being drawn up asking the government of Pakistan... [More]

Christians in Pakistan: recent attacks and the challenge for the future

Tue, 04 Aug 2009 15:52:00 GMT

Anglicans around the world are expressing concern for, and solidarity with, fellow-Christians in Pakistan, particularly in view of the recent violence in the area of the Diocese of Faisalbad. The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, issued ... [More]

WCC calls on Pakistan to protect Christian minority under attack

Tue, 04 Aug 2009 15:45:00 GMT

The World Council of Churches general secretary Rev. Dr Samuel Kobia appealed to Pakistan's President Asif Ali Zardari to "ensure the safety and security" of Christians in the Punjab province, where three attacks against Christian communi... [More]

Archbishop of Canterbury - visit to Pakistan

Fri, 25 Nov 2005 10:46:00 GMT

The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams began an eight-day visit to Pakistan with a church service in Rawalpindi. Speaking in Christ Church, Rawalpindi on Tuesday [22nd November] Dr Williams told the congregation that their situation was simi... [More]

Statement from the Secretary General of the Anglican Communion

Sat, 03 Nov 2001 15:01:00 GMT

The faithful of the Anglican Communion are deeply shocked and saddened by the terrorist attack on the Christian worshippers at St Dominic's Church in Bahawalpur on Sunday 28 October 2001, which resulted in 15 dead, including the Revd Emmanuel Alladit... [More]