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

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)

05 February 2013

Monsoon flood victims in Pakistan remain in critical need

Monsoon flood victims in Pakistan remain in critical need

Communities which are still struggling and recovering from 2010 and 2011 floods were again recently affected by heavy rain, hill torrents and canal breaches

06 December 2012

Bishops condemn attack on church compound, request Communion prayers

Bishops condemn attack on church compound, request Communion prayers

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.

21 September 2012

Dedication of Lalazar Church

Dedication of Lalazar Church

Dedication Service of the newly built Church at Lalazar Colony (a suburb of the University of Peshawar) was held on June 9, 2012.

02 July 2012

Bishop Azad Marshall honoured

Bishop Azad Marshall honoured

Lahore – Anglican Bishop of Iran and Gulf and National Council of Churches in Pakistan President Bishop Azad Marshall returned from his trip to Canada and the United States on Wednesday.

29 June 2012

Christian Divorce (amendment) Bill being considered by HR ministry

Christian Divorce (amendment) Bill being considered by HR ministry

Once passed by the parliament, the proposed Christian Divorce (Amendment) Bill 2011 will bring some vital changes in the present applicable law of 1862 that provides only one ground of divorce for people belonging to Christian community.

02 February 2012

Lahore Diocese Bible study on women and theology

Lahore Diocese Bible study on women and theology

A two-year Bible Study course for women offered by the Women Desk of Lahore Diocese, Church of Pakistan, together with the Catholic organisation Maktaba Anaweem has recently concluded with the awarding of Certificates.

22 September 2011

Pakistan Flood Appeal

Pakistan Flood Appeal

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.

21 September 2011

USPG sends emergency grant to Pakistan as flooding claims lives

USPG sends emergency grant to Pakistan as flooding claims lives

The Anglican mission agency USPG has sent an emergency grant to Pakistan where major flooding has submerged villages, claimed lives and destroyed crops.

21 September 2011

New bishop for Diocese of Multan

New bishop for Diocese of Multan

The Diocese of Peshawar congratulates Revd. Leo Rodrick Paul on becoming the new Bishop of Multan. In June, 2011, Election of the Multan Diocese took place to elect a new Bishop.

15 July 2011