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Pakistan's Christians 'Not Shocked' by Life Sentence for Former PM

Life has improved, persecution has eased under new leader, say church leaders.

By Anto Akkara, Ecumenical News International, in New Delhi | posted 4/01/2000 12:00AM

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Christianity Today's past coverage of Pakistani Christians includes:Pakistan's Despised Christians | Despite a Catholic bishop's protest suicide in 1998, Christians hold little hope for repeal of blasphemy law. (Apr. 26, 1999) Islamic Law Proposal Raises Tensions (Dec. 7, 1998) Pakistani Bishop's Death Sparks Riots (June 15, 1998) Muslims Destroy Christian Village (Apr. 7, 1997)See also the Pakistan entries in the U.S. Department of State Report on International Religious Freedom and Country Report on Human Rights Practices.For the latest news on and from Pakistan, see DAWN (Pakistan's biggest English-language newspaper), The Pakistan Observer, the BBC, and Yahoo!'s full coverage.

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