Francis Nadeem
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Father Francis Nadeem is a Franciscan Capuchin priest working in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lahore
in Pakistan
.
He was chief editor of Catholic Naqib
, the Urdu-language Catholic journal, in 1989.
He was the Parish Priest of St. Mary's Church, Gulberg from 2000 to 2002.
Fr. Nadeem, a parish priest from Lahore, was nominated for an Independence Day Award on August 15, 2000 for outstanding service to the country. He has published a number of books on the contribution of Christians to Pakistan.
In 2004, he led Christian and Muslim representatives as they marched together along the India-Pakistan border in Kasur
, 55 kilometers south of Lahore
, to affirm their desire for peace in Kashmir and support initiatives for dialogue in both countries.
He has been critical of the Ethics textbook for grade nine, approved and published by the Punjab
Textbook Board, which lacks a chapter on Christianity and Jesus Christ, which is open discrimination against Christians in Pakistan. Such efforts are marginalising minorities and making them feel like strangers in their own homes. The extremism prevalent during the past few decades shows that there are some forces working in the country to eliminate the minorities from Pakistan.
The President, General Pervez Musharraf
, was pleased to confer
150 Pakistan Civil Awards on 14 August 2006, including Tamgha-e-Imtiaz to Father Francis Nadeem for Public Service.
Father Nadeem, who heads the National Council for Interfaith Dialogue in Lahore, criticized the present government for being "unclear" and "very silent" on extending dialogue with India. The priest said he has stopped participating in or organizing Kashmir
rallies since the present government came to power last September.
Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lahore
The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lahore is an archdiocese in Punjab, Pakistan.-History:It was founded as a diocese on 1 September 1886, having previously been the Vicariate of Punjab. On 23 April 1994 the diocese was elevated to the rank of Archdiocese. Fr...
in Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
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He was chief editor of Catholic Naqib
Catholic Naqib
The Catholic Naqib is the oldest Urdu-language Catholic magazine, founded in Lahore, Pakistan in 1929 and published by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Lahore.Until July 1987 Fr. Inayat Bernard was the editor of the Catholic Naqib....
, the Urdu-language Catholic journal, in 1989.
He was the Parish Priest of St. Mary's Church, Gulberg from 2000 to 2002.
Fr. Nadeem, a parish priest from Lahore, was nominated for an Independence Day Award on August 15, 2000 for outstanding service to the country. He has published a number of books on the contribution of Christians to Pakistan.
In 2004, he led Christian and Muslim representatives as they marched together along the India-Pakistan border in Kasur
Kasur
Kasur , the capital of Kasur District in Pakistan. Kasur is located adjacent to the border of Ganda Singh Wala between Pakistan and India, and is a tourist attraction because of the daily occurring Flags lowering ceremony...
, 55 kilometers south of Lahore
Lahore
Lahore is the capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab and the second largest city in the country. With a rich and fabulous history dating back to over a thousand years ago, Lahore is no doubt Pakistan's cultural capital. One of the most densely populated cities in the world, Lahore remains a...
, to affirm their desire for peace in Kashmir and support initiatives for dialogue in both countries.
He has been critical of the Ethics textbook for grade nine, approved and published by the Punjab
Punjab (Pakistan)
Punjab is the most populous province of Pakistan, with approximately 45% of the country's total population. Forming most of the Punjab region, the province is bordered by Kashmir to the north-east, the Indian states of Punjab and Rajasthan to the east, the Pakistani province of Sindh to the...
Textbook Board, which lacks a chapter on Christianity and Jesus Christ, which is open discrimination against Christians in Pakistan. Such efforts are marginalising minorities and making them feel like strangers in their own homes. The extremism prevalent during the past few decades shows that there are some forces working in the country to eliminate the minorities from Pakistan.
The President, General Pervez Musharraf
Pervez Musharraf
Pervez Musharraf , is a retired four-star general who served as the 13th Chief of Army Staff and tenth President of Pakistan as well as tenth Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee. Musharraf headed and led an administrative military government from October 1999 till August 2007. He ruled...
, was pleased to confer
150 Pakistan Civil Awards on 14 August 2006, including Tamgha-e-Imtiaz to Father Francis Nadeem for Public Service.
Father Nadeem, who heads the National Council for Interfaith Dialogue in Lahore, criticized the present government for being "unclear" and "very silent" on extending dialogue with India. The priest said he has stopped participating in or organizing Kashmir
Kashmir
Kashmir is the northwestern region of the Indian subcontinent. Until the mid-19th century, the term Kashmir geographically denoted only the valley between the Great Himalayas and the Pir Panjal mountain range...
rallies since the present government came to power last September.