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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
Taliban Extorts Protection ‘Tax’ from Christians in Swat Valley
By Dan Wooding, Founder of ASSIST Ministries SWAT VALLEY, PAKISTAN – International Christian Concern ICC has learned that hundreds of religious minorities, including Sikhs and Christians, fled Swat Valley because the Taliban had imposed the “jizya tax” required by Islamic law on religious minorities. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Assist News Service, Christian, HIndu, Islam, Pakistan
Five Pakistani Christians arrested over ‘blasphemy’
By Dan Wooding and Sheraz Khurram Khan, Special to ASSIST News Service HARRAPA, SAHIWAL, PAKISTAN ANS — At least five Pakistani Christians have been arrested under Pakistan’s controversial blasphemy laws, the Pakistan Christian Post PCP has reported. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Assist News Service, Christian, Pakistan, Persecution
Taliban Executes Two Christians in Karachi, Pakistan
By Michael Ireland Chief Correspondent, ASSIST News Service WASHINGTON, D.C. ANS — An international Christian human rights watchdog organization has learned that the Taliban, emboldened by their success in Swat Valley and advance near Islamabad, have attacked a Christian neighborhood and executed two residents after Christians held a rally protesting graffiti ordering them to convert to Islam or die. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Assist News Service, Christian, Islam, Pakistan
