by Sean Reilly | Jul 22, 2008
A Christian father in Pakistan is trying without success to gain custody through the courts of his two pre-teen daughters who were kidnapped and made to convert to Islam – writes Anto Akkara. On 12 July 2008, a judge in Pakistan’s Punjab province ignored...
by Sean Reilly | Feb 20, 2008
Election issues fresh Kenya and Pakistan, and the larger picture of democratic electoral processes, formed the focus for three public statements adopted by the World Council of Churches’ central committee on Tuesday 19 February meeting in Geneva. The...
by Sean Reilly | Jan 7, 2008
Churches in Pakistan, condemning the assassination of former prime minister Benazir Bhutto, have appealing for international help in eradicating terrorism in their country – writes Anto Akkara. “We earnestly appeal to the national and global communities...
by Sean Reilly | Jan 2, 2008
The Church of Scotland has resolutely rejected the ‘war on terror’ language being used in some political quarters in discussions about the future of Pakistan following the assassination of former PM Benazir Bhutto. Other churches and church related...
by Sean Reilly | Dec 31, 2007
Church leaders in Pakistan have joined the widespread strong condemnation of the recent assassination of former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto, who they saw as a voice for gretaer equality and freedom – including religious freedom. In a statement issued...
