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Five Pakistani Muslim Men Abduct Christian Woman
By Dan Wooding, Founder of ASSIST Ministries SARGODHA, PAKISTAN (ANS) — International Christian Concern (ICC) has said that it has learned that five Muslim men have recently abducted a 21-year-old Christian girl in Sargodha, Pakistan. It was reported to ICC, a Washington, DC, human rights group, that Muhammad Afzal, Maqsood Ahmed, Muhammad Ashraf and two other unidentified Muslim men abducted Asifa Bibi from her home at gunpoint. The Muslim men then dragged her into an unregistered black car and drove to an undisclosed location. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Assist News Service, Muslim, Pakistan
Taliban in Pakistan Warns Christian Leaders to Convert to Islam or Face Dire Consequences
By Dan Wooding, Founder of ASSIST Ministries SARGODHA, PAKISTAN ANS — International Christian Concern ICC has learned that on October 6, members of the Taliban sent threatening letters in Sargodha, Pakistan warning Christian leaders to convert to Islam or face dire consequences. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Assist News Service, Christian, Pakistan
Christians Arrested by Pakistani Police for Eating During Ramadan
By Michael Ireland, Chief Correspondent, ASSIST News Service WASHINGTON, DC ANS — Police in Pakistan arrested two Christians for eating during the Islamic fasting season of Ramadan in the city of Silanwali on Aug. 25. International Christian Concern ICC www.persecution.org , says that Gull Masih and Ashir Sohail were traveling to Lahore when their bus stopped at the Bismillah Hotel to let off passengers. In a media release, ICC says that after the waiter served them tea and a snack, several policemen started to question them as to why they were desecrating Ramadan by eating during the Islamic fasting season. The two Christians told the police that since they are Christians, they are not supposed to fast during Ramadan. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Assist News Service, Christian, Muslim, Pakistan
