The protest was called by the National United Christian Forum, the All India Christian Council and other groups. A delegation led by NUF President Archbishop Vincent Concessao and consisting of Delhi Catholic auxiliary bishop Franco Mulakkal, All India Christian Council Secretary General Dr John Dayal, Bishop Simon John of Believers Church, the Auxiliary bishop of the Orthodox Church, Catholic spokesperson Fr Dominic and Sr. Nirmalini called on the acting High Commissioner and submitted a Memorandum addressed to the Pakistan President. 

The demonstration, which saw the participation of Catholic, Protestant, Evangelical and Pentecost churches, as also the Salvation Army, the scholars of the Vidya Jyoti College of Theology and others, earlier assembled at the Pakistan High Commission where prohibitory orders had been imposed by the police. The protestors sang hymns. Speakers gave details of the violence in Pakistan and the plight of religious minorities in general in that country.