A church has donated £500 to Pakistani bomb victims after a talk on the subject was cut short this weekend.

Wilson Chowdhry, chairman of Ilford-based British Pakistani Christian Association (BPCA), was due to give two talks on Sunday at Wanstead Baptist Church, in Wellington Road.

But on Sunday morning, a church in Lahore, Pakistan, was targeted by two Taliban suicide bombers.

15 were killed and a further 80 were injured.

Mr Chowdhry was told his cousin, a security guard, was one of those injured and he was cabbed to the BBC to give an interview.

Returning later in the day to Wanstead, a service was held at 5pm which included a memorial for the victims of the bomb attack.

Pastor David Morgan handed over a £500 donation to the group to be spent on helping the bomb victims in Pakistan.

Mr Chowdhry said: “It was chaos and my phone was going all day.

“The bombers used incendiary devices and all my cousin’s bones are broken and his body is covered in severe burns. We are hoping he will survive.

“I am so grateful to David Morgan and the members of the church, they were so lovely and the donation is much appreciated.

“There is a large Pakistani community in Wanstead so everyone came together and the evening service was well attended.”

Since the bombing, Mr Chowdhry has has received threats from a Pakistani group which calls itself Anonymous.   

An email shown to the Guardian reads: "We will hunt you down, we are your worst nightmare, we will also exploit your websites.

"JUSTICE IS COMING."

Police have launched an investigation into the threats.