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SHEIKHUPURA, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- Muslim extremists set ablaze the home of a Christian family in Pakistan’s Punjab province, weeks after a nun survived an attack her on her life in the same region, BosNewsLife learned Thursday April 3.

LAHORE, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- An uneasy calm returned Thursday, April 3, to the streets around a key police station in the Pakistani city of Lahore where several Christians were injured in a protest against the arrest and alleged torture of a Christian teenager, witnesses told BosNewsLife.

ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA (BosNewsLife)-- A local official who allegedly instigated church attacks that left one Christian dead and 17 wounded was reportedly free Thursday, April 3, after a court released him on bail.

CAIRO, EGYPT (BosNewsLife)-- The head of Egypt's Coptic Orthodox Church has warned Egyptian authorities his denomination will not recognize an Egyptian court ruling that Copts can convert to Islam, obtain a divorce, and then return to the Coptic faith, BosNewsLife monitored Thursday, April 3.

KATHMANDU, NEPAL (BosNewsLife)-- Some 25,000 native Christians and onlookers attended an unprecedented Easter Rally in Nepal, the world’s only Hindu kingdom, BosNewsLife established Wednesday, April 2.

VIENTIANE, LAOS (BosNewsLife)-- Concerns remained Wednesday, April 2, about the whereabouts of some eight Khmu pastors from Laos’ Oudomxay Province, have reportedly been arrested while entering Thailand to attend Christian meetings,

NEW DELHI, INDIA (BosNewsLife)-- A devoted Christian pastor in India's state of Andhra Pradesh was still suffering of injuries Wednesday, April 2, after Hindu militants stormed his house, the latest in a series of attacks against church leaders and other believers across India, an advocacy group said.

BEIJING, CHINA (BosNewsLife)-- Government initiated attacks in China against Christians and their churches are "the worst in years" with a "wave of persecution" reported across the Communist nation, a well-informed group revealed Tuesday, April 1.

BEIJING, CHINA (BosNewsLife)-- Influential Christian organizations working with "persecuted" believers and churches around the world said Tuesday, April 1, that they have launched a global prayer campaign for China ahead of the upcoming Olympic Games amid concerns over "serious violations of religious freedom."

ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- One of Pakistan's most powerful Christian politicians has urged the country's parliament to hear "the cry of Christians" by repealing "discriminatory" legislation, including controversial blasphemy laws, and observing holidays such as Christmas and Easter.