Pakistan Christian Congress
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The akistan Christian Congress (PCC) is a Christian
political party
in Pakistan
founded in 1985. The party aims to safeguard and advocate the social, religious and political rights of Christians in Pakistan
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The six point manifesto of Pakistan Christian Congress, adopted in Karachi in 1986 is a program of action to achieve the goal of human dignity, equality, security, well-being and prosperity for 20 million persecuted Christians in the whole of Pakistan state.
The first point is Equal Basic Democratic Rights for the Christians since they have been deprived of basic human rights since Pakistan's creation in 1947. Not a single culprit who kill, massacre, rape, kidnap Christian and burn their homes has ever been brought to justice. The final nails in the coffin was introduction of Shariah laws by Pakistan's most evil dictator, Gen. Ziaul Haq,
Before the launch of the P.C.C., Christian social, religious and political leaders only focusing on local problems in past joined voice with this program and started talking about Christians constitutional rights which led the Christian nation in positive directions of struggle in society.
The powers-that-be in Pakistan government felt uneasy because it was presented by the educated
Christians who could neither be threatened nor blackmailed. The PCC leaders and activists are of the considered view that political organizations founded by clergy in the past bartered away sacrifices made by NAWAZ AND JAMES in Rawalpindi who sacrificed their lives against nationalization of missionary schools and colleges.
Some leaders joined hands with government agencies and Muslim fundamentalists to crush PCC and
tried to sabotage the Christian movement but they miserably failed because PCC leadership was
among the Christian community and from the Christian community and for the Christian community.
PCC Struggle for Separate Christian Province: Separate Christian Province in Pakistan: On April, 21, 1992, at Hotel Jabees, Karachi, the President, Pakistan Christian Congress, Mr. Nazir S Bhatti, demanded the separate province for the Christians of Pakistan, dividing Punjab province in 3 provinces. The Christians are second biggest population in Punjab. The recent issue of Christian from JUI is very promising and in favor of solidarity of Pakistan. Its need of time to make more administrative units in Pakistan to satisfy different nations deprived of their rights by the Punjab majority in federation of Pakistan.
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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...
founded in 1985. The party aims to safeguard and advocate the social, religious and political rights of Christians in Pakistan
Christianity in Pakistan
Christianity is the largest religious minority in Pakistan. The total number of Christians in Pakistan is approximately 2,800,000 in 2008, or 1.6% of the population. Of these, approximately half are Roman Catholic and half Protestant...
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The six point manifesto of Pakistan Christian Congress, adopted in Karachi in 1986 is a program of action to achieve the goal of human dignity, equality, security, well-being and prosperity for 20 million persecuted Christians in the whole of Pakistan state.
The first point is Equal Basic Democratic Rights for the Christians since they have been deprived of basic human rights since Pakistan's creation in 1947. Not a single culprit who kill, massacre, rape, kidnap Christian and burn their homes has ever been brought to justice. The final nails in the coffin was introduction of Shariah laws by Pakistan's most evil dictator, Gen. Ziaul Haq,
Before the launch of the P.C.C., Christian social, religious and political leaders only focusing on local problems in past joined voice with this program and started talking about Christians constitutional rights which led the Christian nation in positive directions of struggle in society.
The powers-that-be in Pakistan government felt uneasy because it was presented by the educated
Christians who could neither be threatened nor blackmailed. The PCC leaders and activists are of the considered view that political organizations founded by clergy in the past bartered away sacrifices made by NAWAZ AND JAMES in Rawalpindi who sacrificed their lives against nationalization of missionary schools and colleges.
Some leaders joined hands with government agencies and Muslim fundamentalists to crush PCC and
tried to sabotage the Christian movement but they miserably failed because PCC leadership was
among the Christian community and from the Christian community and for the Christian community.
PCC Struggle for Separate Christian Province: Separate Christian Province in Pakistan: On April, 21, 1992, at Hotel Jabees, Karachi, the President, Pakistan Christian Congress, Mr. Nazir S Bhatti, demanded the separate province for the Christians of Pakistan, dividing Punjab province in 3 provinces. The Christians are second biggest population in Punjab. The recent issue of Christian from JUI is very promising and in favor of solidarity of Pakistan. Its need of time to make more administrative units in Pakistan to satisfy different nations deprived of their rights by the Punjab majority in federation of Pakistan.