What is Christianity in Pakistan?
'''Christianity''' is the largest minority religion in [[Pakistan]]. The total number of Christians in Pakistan was about 2,800,000 in 2008,<ref>http://www.adherents.com/adhloc/Wh_266.html {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130124073603/http://www.adherents.com/adhloc/Wh_266.html |date=2013-01-24 }} Adherents of religions by location, Retrieved 28 October 2012</ref> or 1.6% of the population. Most Christians in Pakistan are descended from recent converts from [[Hinduism]] during [[British India]]n rule in the 19th and early 20th century. Both [[Roman Catholics]] and [[Protestants]] (mostly belonging to the [[Church of Pakistan]]) are found here. There is an interdenominational 'Pakistan Christian Congress', that helps to smooth out relations between various sects and to take up any issues of mutual concern.<ref>http://www.pakistanchristiancongress.org/ Pakistan Christian Congress Homepage, Retrieved 28 October 2012</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{religion-stub}} {{Asia-stub}} [[Category:Religion in Pakistan]] [[Category:Christianity by country|Pakistan]]