Scenes from Christian Worship in Khachi Abadi, PK

What is it like to live in a country where yours is an often persecuted, minority religion? Christians are such a minority in Pakistan with an estimated 2.5 million believers out of a population of almost 200 million. UPIC delegates visited one marginalized community...

KidSpirit in Pakistan

Featured Interview: Shanzae Asif What is UPIC specifically doing for youth? Learn about the Lahore Chapter of KidSpirit and how, through its on-line and in print publications, Pakistani young people are expanding their horizons and having voice with a global reach....

I Am Not Alone

Featured Interview: Sabir Hussain Professor Sabir Hussain of Edwards College in Peshawar, Pakistan, engaged in inter-faith dialogue and peace-making long before UPIC, but attending a UPIC gathering helped him understand that he was not alone in his struggle for peace....

Fighting Terror with Cups of Tea

Featured Interview: Mossarat Qadeem Mossarat Qadeem is a Pakistani woman working with mothers and their sons who are targets of extremist groups. Her technique: build trust with mothers over cups of tea, then invite their sons into the conversation. More than 100 have...

One Cup of Milk

Featured Interview: Imam Javid Bhaiyat At first glance, Shaykh Bhaiyat could be mistaken as a resident of rural Pakistan. Actually, he is an American entrepreneur from Laurel. MD. He tells an allegorical tale about the need for cooperation in seeking transformational...

The Grass Roots

Featured Interview: Ali Tariq Long-time interfaith activist Ali Tariq expresses his view about the need for more extensive dialogue between people, not only from differenet countries, but also from diverse political, religious and economic environments.serves as a...

UPIC 2016 | Bob Chase Wrap Up

“Four years — and five trips to Pakistan — later, we have grown into a recognized force for good on two continents as we “deepen the discovery” of one another and work together on the things that make for peace.” — Rev. Bob Chase