Bahawalpur is a city of Pakistan (1998 pop. 403,408) located in the Punjab just south of the Sutlej River, formerly the capital of a Princely state of the same name. For the State (including its philately), see Bahawalpur State.
It is a crossroads city, having the only railroad bridge over the Sutlej. The surrounding area is mostly agricultural, and the city is a market town for dates, wheat, sugarcane, and cotton. In addition, it has soap making and cotton spinning factories, as well as enterprises producing silk and cotton textiles, carpets, and pottery.
Meeting the young widows of the Committee for Justice and Peace victims, they were sharply aware of the difficulties such women face in Pakistan’s cultural context.
At the close of the visit, the delegation called on the WCC to continue to monitor the situation of Christians in Pakistan, and to accompany and support the churches there during this period of trial and tribulation.
During his stay in Bahwalpur, the president will be accorded a welcome by Corps Commander Bahawalpur, and other military officers.
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