ABSTRACT
The state of Christian-Muslim relations in Pakistan seems to present a bleak picture. Pakistan started out with a fair and just constitution that matched the aspirations of its founders Muhammad Ali Jinnah and Allama Iqbal. The Palestinian issue is also a vital factor in the breeding of Muslim angst and frustration, which is reflected in the apparent ascendancy of militant groups among Pakistani Muslims. The regime of Zia ul Haqq no doubt gave a tremendous fillip to these trends and to a great extent fused the radical elements into the body politic and higher echelons of the government. The stigma persists in Muslim minds and often identifies them with the actions of the USA and the United Kingdom, a most unfortunate circumstance for their relations with the Muslims in the present disturbed context of Islam-West relations. One can however be sanguine about the future of Christian-Muslim relations in Pakistan.
