Pakistan: Muslim Mob Attacks, Vandalizes Christian Church In Karachi
No reason was given for the Karachi attack in the article below, but recent reports of “blasphemy” accusations against a 16-year-old boy in Karachi and calls to “kill Christian infidels” could be related …
Pakistan Christian Post – “Karachi: October 12, 2012. (PCP) Saleem Khurshid Khokhar, Member Provincial Assembly Sindh, Chairman Standing Committee on Minorities Affairs Sindh and President, All Pakistan Minorities Alliance (APMA) Sindh Chapter on Friday called for protection and security to the life and property of the people belonging to the minority communities.
On the news of attack on St. Francis of Assisi Parish, Old Haji Camp, Karachi he immediately visit the church. The MPA strongly condemned the today’s attack on Church where cars of Father’s, holy books, doors and windows of the churches smashed to pieces.
He urged the Government of Sindh to immediately bring the culprits to book and mete out exemplary punishment to them.
Saleem Khursheed Khokhar also called for the restoration of the ‘Quaid-e-Azam’s Pakistan’ as Quaid-e-Azam had said, ‘In the new State of Pakistan, we shall all be Pakistanis. You are free to go to your temples, your mosques, to your churches and all citizens shall be equal in the eyes of the law.’
He said the religious minorities feels unsafe. He stressed that we should respect each religion.” Source – Pakistan Christian Post.
Flashback: Christians In Pakistan Told To Convert To Islam Or Leave, ‘Otherwise They Will Face Consequences’ – “Last Sunday when Church service was over, more than dozen Muslim criminals gathered in front of Church and started harassing Christian girls who were leaving after services. Ahmed Bhatti and Muslim home owners of area ordered their Christians tenants to convert to Islam otherwise vacate their properties. They have vacated some shops that were run by Christians. One Christian man had his Gospel music on in the shop; they beat him up and kicked him out from that shop on gunpoint. Ahmed Bhatti on his microphone was shouting, ‘I am giving Christians this invitation to convert to Islam otherwise they will face consequences’ while announcement was made gathering of Muslims were raising Islamic Slogans.” Read more.




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