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The high price of being a Christian in Pakistan (Nasir Saeed)
The number of Christians being accused of blasphemy in Pakistan has spiked in recent months and young Christians especially may not be able to take much more, warns Nasir Saeed.
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Leadership crises in Asian societies (Yunis Khushi)
People of Asia keep dreaming of change in their socio-economic conditions, but only faces change and systems never change. They get rid of Musharrafs and have to bear with Zardaris, who prove to be worse than Musharrafs. Thus Asian people, from frying pan, end up into fire.
Where did PPP go wrong? What are main factors, which create political instability, obstruct economic development, hinder peace and harmony, and cause widespread human rights violations in Asian societies? Why criminals come into power in countries like India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh? Present article will focus on above-mentioned questions.
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Two brothers-accused of Blasphemy- killed in Pakistan: An extra judicial killing in the premises of the court (Revd Rana Youab Khan)
Christian and other human rights organisations seek a permanent solution to these murderous attacks which happen from time to time under the guise of the blasphemy law and so demands to abolish the blasphemy law have become more vibrant and vocal. Building on reports and news, we have been receiving from few days, I produce a note to share our concern with the friends and partners in the communion and elsewhere.
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Objections to the Objectives Resolution: A Minorities' Perspective (Revd Rana Youab Khan)
Nowadays, this question is widely under discussion in the Pakistan media, ‘Are we going into another phase of tension between the government and the Judiciary’? On April 18th the National Assembly of Pakistan passed the eighteenth amendment of the constitution of Pakistan but already, a full bench of the 17-member of Supreme Court chaired by the Chief Justice of Pakistan Mr. Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, had start hearing a set of petitions challenging certain provisions of the 18th Amendment. Under particular challenge was the formation of a judicial commission for the appointment of superior court judges. The decision taken by the Judiciary and the response of the government will determine the future of the amendment. This is the first time in the history of Pakistan that a president has relinquished a significant part of his powers willingly and transferred them to parliament and the office of the prime minister. The 18th amendment also includes an aspect of concern to the minorities, which has been acknowledged by the Chief Justice of Pakistan. He said, credit must go to the present parliament, which after 25 years took notice of the brazen way in which the word 'freely', relating to minorities’ rights which had always been part of the Constitution had been removed and would now be restored in the Objectives Resolution.
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