{"id":26515,"date":"2020-10-24T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-10-23T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/csw-yeo.1wp.site\/prayer\/prayer-diary-pakistan-4856\/"},"modified":"2026-09-18T21:57:39","modified_gmt":"2026-09-18T20:57:39","slug":"prayer-diary-pakistan-4856","status":"publish","type":"prayer","link":"https:\/\/www.csw.org.uk\/es\/prayer\/prayer-diary-pakistan-4856\/","title":{"rendered":"Prayer Diary: Pakistan"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/4c7fec2b6fa24eb04ec702c85876f8a8.jpg\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2018Religious minorities in Pakistan face\u2026atrocities on a regular basis.\u2019 This is what Michelle Chaudhry, President of The Cecil &#038; Iris Chaudhry Foundation, told CSW. \u2018Unfortunately, the bigoted mindset, nurtured over decades, is very deeply rooted in our society.\u2019<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Freedom of religion or belief continues to be eroded in Pakistan. Religious intolerance is widespread, with reports of religious minorities being targeted with hate speech and false accusations of blasphemy, religious minority children facing discrimination in schools, and Hindu and Christian girls being abducted and forcibly converted and married. Find out more about Pakistan at csw.org.uk\/pakistan<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>Sunday 25 October<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On 29 June a Christian man, Nadeem Joseph, died from his injuries after being shot several times by his new neighbour \u2013 just because the neighbour didn\u2019t want to live next door to a Christian. Ask God to comfort and protect Mr Joseph\u2019s family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>Monday 26 October<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Cecil &#038; Iris Chaudhry Foundation (CICF) launched a \u2018Coronavirus Relief Program\u2019 to distribute food to vulnerable families, for six months since the end of March. Give thanks for organisations like the CICF, asking God to bless the work of their hands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>Tuesday 27 October<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Imran Masih, a Christian, told CSW that when he was at school, \u2018No Muslim classmate wanted to be my friend.\u2019 Pray for comfort and strength for religious minority children who face discrimination and intolerance at school on account of their religion or belief.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>Wednesday 28 October<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Today marks the sixth anniversary of the violent murder of Christian couple Shehzad Masih and Shama Bibi, after they were falsely accused of blasphemy. Pray that justice would be served in their case, and that Pakistan\u2019s controversial blasphemy laws would be repealed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>Thursday 29 October<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u2018Everybody knows that the state is hostile to us and that they can get away with murder\u2026 with anything.\u2019 \u2013 Senior Ahmadi community leader. Ahmadi Muslims are the most widely persecuted religious minority in Pakistan, facing comprehensive discrimination and persistent violence. Ask God to protect the Ahmadiyya community today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>Friday 30 October<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pray this verse over all those working to defend human rights in Pakistan: \u2018So do not fear, for I am with you; do not be dismayed, for I am your God. I will strengthen you and help you; I will uphold you with my righteous right hand.\u2019 (Isaiah 41:10).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><b>Saturday 31 October<\/b><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lord God, we lift the nation of Pakistan before you. Please protect all those working to make Pakistan a more tolerant and inclusive country. We thank you for their brave and important work. Amen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><span style=\"background-color: rgb(248, 248, 248)\"><u><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/2020-10-24-prayer.pdf\">Descargue una copia imprimible del Diario de Oraci\u00f3n de esta semana.<\/a><\/u><\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This week lift up all those working to make Pakistan a more tolerant and inclusive country.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":8226,"template":"","regions":[126,121],"class_list":["post-26515","prayer","type-prayer","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","regions-pakistan","regions-south-asia"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.csw.org.uk\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/prayer\/26515","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.csw.org.uk\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/prayer"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.csw.org.uk\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/prayer"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.csw.org.uk\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.csw.org.uk\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/prayer\/26515\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41185,"href":"https:\/\/www.csw.org.uk\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/prayer\/26515\/revisions\/41185"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.csw.org.uk\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8226"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.csw.org.uk\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26515"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"regions","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.csw.org.uk\/es\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/regions?post=26515"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}