Preparing for Christmas, Pakistan Style

Posted on December 22, 2010
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Adil Najam In another year that has been tough for Pakistan and particularly tough for minorities in Pakistan, another Christmas approaches. And like Christmases all over the world, Christians in Pakistan prepare to celebrate in their own ways.

Adil Najam Read this news from The Express Tribune and tell me how this is not idiotic: KARACHI: A doctor has been arrested on charges of blasphemy in Hyderabad, police said on Sunday. Naushad Valiyani was detained on Friday following a complaint by a medical representative who visited the doctor in the city of Hyderabad. […]

Blasphemy Law: Dominance Without Toleration

Posted on November 26, 2010
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Manan Ahmed (Sepoy @ Chapati Mystery) 1. According to the 1998 census, there are slightly more than 2 million Christians (1.59% of total population) distributed roughly equally across urban and rural areas. As a minority the Christian community in Pakistan is predominantly located in the province (state) of Punjab. Although sizable communities are found in […]

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