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 a statement on August 4 2009.
04 August 2009
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 communities were carried by militant Islamic groups in the last two months.
04 August 2009
The number of IDPs at the Camp is gradually increasing, but by the Grace of God, Peshawar Diocese is managing to take good care of these unfortunate families. Initially, there were 46 families at the Camp; now 20 more Christian families have arrived
22 June 2009
The April 2009 issue of the Digest of Christian-Muslim relations, which is produced by the Anglican Communion Network for Inter Faith Concerns in fulfilment of the mandate given to it by the 1998 Lambeth Conference, is now available
24 April 2009
An emotional funeral was held October 29 at St. Dominic's church in the town of Bahawalpur in Pakistan's Punjab province for the 15 members of the Anglican Church of Pakistan massacred inside the same church during Sunday services.
03 October 2001
I would like to report that last night at 18.00 hours on 24th, we heard a call given by Muslim Priest (Moulvi), in charge of mosque which is adjacent to the Bishop's house that some unknown person has made an attempt to incinerate several old copies of HOLY QURANs at 14.00 hours on 24th
04 June 1998
Last Friday Christians across Pakistan were due to join in a peaceful protest against the blasphemy laws which led to a Roman Catholic bishop's suicide.
22 May 1998
a Christian accused of having said derogatory words about the Prophet Mohammad during a dispute with a fellow villager, was sentenced to death under the Blasphemy Laws in Pakistan.
11 May 1998
The Rt Revd John Joseph, the RC Bishop of Faisalabad, shot himself on Thursday 7th May in the court building where Ayub Massih, a Christian, was condemned to death last month for allegedly praising Salman Rushdie, author of a book which is considered blasphemous by many Muslims
11 May 1998
In February this year three Christian villages in Pakistan were attacked and thousands of buildings and homes were destroyed by Muslims from neighbouring villages. The riots had been incited by broadcasts from local mosques and an estimated 20,000 Muslims went on the rampage. Twelve churches and 4,000 homes were completely destroyed in the villages of Khanewal, Shanti Nagar and Tobba.
14 November 1997