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Minister wishes no revenge after bombers killed his mother and 19 relatives
September 21, 2023 By Faith Matters

Minister wishes no revenge after bombers killed his mother and 19 relatives

A minister whose mother and 19 other family members were murdered by terrorists a decade ago has told of how he was able to resist revenge. Rev Aftab Gohar says he found peace through Jesus Christ after a double suicide bomber attack at All Saints Church in Peshawar, Pakistan on September 22 2013. There were […]

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Pakistan is not Safe for Christians Any More
August 17, 2023 By Faith Matters

Pakistan is not Safe for Christians Any More

OPINION – FAITH MATTERS We rarely take a position as an organisation, to suggest that a country is no longer safe for Christians. However, repeated attacks against Christians in Pakistan and the recent attacks on churches and Christians in Jaranwala, have one thing in common. They are based on Christians simply being accused of blasphemy. […]

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Churches in Pakistan attacked after Christian man accused of desecrating Koran
August 16, 2023 By Faith Matters

Churches in Pakistan attacked after Christian man accused of desecrating Koran

Muslims in eastern Pakistan went on a rampage over allegations that a Christian man had desecrated the Koran, demolishing the man’s house, burning churches and damaging several other homes, police and local Christians have said. The scale of the violence prompted the government to deploy additional police forces and send in the army to help […]

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