150 arrested over raid on Christian colony in Pak

Last Updated: Sunday, March 10, 2013, 12:03

Nearly 150 people have been arrested here after a mob torched over 150 homes of the minority Christian community in search of an alleged blasphemer as outraged Christians took to the streets in many Pakistani cities.

Pakistan Prez seeks report of attacks on Christian

Last Updated: Sunday, March 10, 2013, 09:46

Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari has taken a serious note of attacks on the houses of Christians in Lahore and sought a report from the authorities over the incident, Xinhua reported.

Jews, Muslims to deliberate on Palestine

Last Updated: Thursday, November 29, 2012, 22:49

The International Conference for Peace and Justice for Palestine will attract a galaxy of speakers from India and abroad.

7 Egyptian Christians sentenced to death over anti-Islam film

Last Updated: Wednesday, November 28, 2012, 18:51

The Cairo Criminal Court handed down the death penalty to the seven Egyptian Christians, including the film`s maker.

UK issues guidelines on Christian-Muslim marriages

Last Updated: Monday, November 26, 2012, 11:27

The new guidelines by Christian-Muslim forum reinforce the need for religious leaders to accept inter-faith marriages.

Pope urges Christians to ignore Dec 21 doomsday warning

Last Updated: Monday, November 19, 2012, 18:32

Pope Benedict XVI has called on Christians not to pay attention to doomsday warnings that the world will end on December 21.

Chinese firm prints 100 million Bibles for world

Last Updated: Friday, November 9, 2012, 21:36

A Chinese printing company has just published the 100 millionth copy of the Bible, becoming the largest publisher of the holy book in the world.

Thousands march to mark killing of Egypt Copts

Last Updated: Wednesday, October 10, 2012, 11:47

Several thousand Egyptians marched marking the anniversary of a military crackdown on Christian protesters.

Jesus’ wife papyrus a fake: Vatican

Last Updated: Friday, September 28, 2012, 18:25

According to Harvard professor Karen L King, who discovered the fragment, in it Jesus speaks of “my wife.”

Urgent call for protection of Pak Christians, blasphemy law amendment

Last Updated: Monday, September 10, 2012, 22:11

A panel of five speakers at a press conference by Centre for Legal Aid Assistance and Settlement (CLAAS) has demanded that the govt should provide "total protection" to Pakistani Christians, including Rimsha Masih and her family.

Christian nurses` `poisoning`: Community leaders demand probe

Last Updated: Wednesday, August 1, 2012, 13:35

Pak`s minority Christian community`s leaders have demanded an impartial inquiry into the alleged poisoning of nine nurses at a govt-run hospital.

Pak Christians accuse PML-N MP of occupying church land

Last Updated: Friday, July 20, 2012, 13:43

Christians in Rawalpindi have protested against the alleged occupation of land reserved for a church and a community hospital by a PML-N parliamentarian.