India Hindu Militants Attack Church, Kidnap Pastor

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By Santosh Digal, BosNewsLife Asia Correspondent reporting from India
NEW DELHI, INDIA (BosNewsLife)-- Christians in two Indian states were still recovering of injuries and shock Tuesday, January 11, after Hindu militants attacked a church and Christians as part of their battle against the spread of Christianity among Hindus, Christians said.

NEWS ALERT: Thousands Praise Governor’s Assassin; Oppose Changes In Blasphemy Law

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By BosNewsLife Asia Service with reporting by Xavier P. William in Pakistan and editing by BosNewsLife's Stefan J. Bos KARACHI, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- Some 50,000 people rallied in Pakistan's largest city Sunday, January 9, to oppose changes in a blasphemy law and to praise the alleged assassin of a provincial governor who campaigned against the controversial legislation.

URGENT BREAKING NEWS: Pakistan Governor Assassinated For Opposing Blasphemy Laws

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By BosNewsLife Asia Service with reporting by BosNewsLife's Xavier P. William in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- The governor of Pakistan's powerful Punjab province was shot and killed in the nation's capital by one of his own bodyguards in apparent retaliation for his campaign against the country's controversial blasphemy law, police and human rights activists said.

NEWS ALERT: Muslim Protests As Cleric Offers Thousands For Killing Christian

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By Santosh Digal, BosNewsLife Asia Correspondent
ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- Muslims began protests Friday, December 24, against plans to change Pakistan's blasphemy laws, after an Islamic leader offered nearly $6,000 for the killing of a Christian woman he accused of offending Islam.

Pakistan Evangelist Set On Fire, Christians Say

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By BosNewsLife Asia Service ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- A Pakistani evangelist and pastor was still recovering Thursday, December 16, after he was set on fire by hard-line Muslims in Pakistan's Punjab province, Christians and rights activists said.

NEWS ALERT: Father Kidnapped Pakistan Christian Fears Son Will Be Killed (BosNewsLife Exclusive)

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By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife
LAHORE, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- The father of a Christian executive kidnapped in Pakistan's Punjab province fears his son will be killed on orders of senior Muslim managers.

Pakistan Christian Teenager Nearly Stoned To Death In Prison

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By BosNewsLife Asia Service ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-– A Christian teenager "wrongly" convicted of “blasphemy” against Islam was still recovering Sunday, November 28, after Muslim inmates nearly stoned him to death in a prison in Pakistan's northwest Punjab province, Christians and medics said.

NEWS ALERT: Pakistan President Delays Pardon For Christian Sentenced To Death

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By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife with BosNewsLife Asia Service ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- Pakistan's president Asif Ali Zardari will not immediately pardon a Christian who has been sentenced to death for allegedly insulting Islam, an official reportedly said Thursday, November 25.

URGENT BREAKING NEWS: Relatives Appeal Against Execution Pakistan Christian

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By Stefan J. Bos, Chief International Correspondent BosNewsLife at BosNewsLife News Center with BosNewsLife Asia Service
ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- Relatives of a Pakistani Christian mother sentenced to death for "insulting" Islam's Prophet Muhammad have filed an appeal against her conviction, BosNewsLife established Monday, November 15.

Pakistan Interfaith Couple In Hiding Amid Death Threats

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By Jawad Mazhar, BosNewsLife Special Correspondent reporting from Pakistan KARACHI, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife)-- A Christian worker, his Muslim wife and their baby remained in hiding Sunday, November 14, nearly a month after some 20 armed Muslim gunmen allegedly attacked their rented house in an area of Karachi, Pakistan's largest city.