KPK, Peshawer. Christian not allowed in neighborhood. Culprit walks free on bail.

We don't allow Non-Muslim residents in our neighborhood. Leave or Die!  Salman Shots Nadeem Joseph in belly & roam freely on bail.  

KPK, Pakistan. A Christian household Nadeem Joseph a resident of Peshawer KPK bought a house in Swati Phatak, TV colony. When Nadeem Joseph & family moved in the local resident Salman Khan noticed that a Christian family has purchased a house right infront of his house and is now the permanent residents. 

Salman Khan started to create problems for Nadeem Joseph & gave him last warning to leave the residence or else he'll kill him. Salman fulfilled his warning and shot Nadeem Joseph and a woman from Joseph family. 

For many days Police did not arrest Salman Khan & finally Salman was granted bail from courts. Persecuted Christian getting Justice in Pakistan is a difficult task. 

Punjab, Pakistan. Christian Boy, age 14 abducted and sexually abused by 5 Men.

Culprits claim to be untouchable as Punjab Police refused to register FIR or Arrest them.  14 Year Old Christian Boy abducted & sexually abused eagerly waits for his application to be processed & justice.

Sheikhupura, Punjab Pakistan. Makki Police Station refused to register FIR & refused to arrest the five culprits who abducted Gulfam Masih, a 14 year old Christian boy and sexually abused him reported on 29th May 2020.

Gulfam Masih as other normal boys of his age went out to market and was jumped by Muhammad Ali, Abdul Rehman and three more men who injured Gulfam Masih’s jaw by hitting him, dazzled by the hit Gulfam Masih was dragged to the nearby bushes where all five of them sexually molested the boy and left him there unconscious.

Upon finding Gulfam Masih and knowing the brutality Gulfam’s elder brother went to local Police station at Makki, Sheikhupura where he was pushed out, suffered abusive language by police officials who refused to receive the application against the culprits stating they are the untouchables of the local area and Police is not allowed to perform any proceedings on this case.

As this issue went viral on social media among various human rights platform the Punjab Government stepped in and the application of Gulfam Masih was received by police station but still culprits roam freely and are proving the fact that they belong to the untouchables class in Pakistan.

The Grassroots reality is that all the majority population in Pakistan is untouchables especially when they do any harm or oppression against Christians in Pakistan. 

All system starts to create gateways through deliberate systematic delays and creating flaws just to protect the culprits as they belong to same religious group VS the Christian complainant.

Let's Pray for Forgiveness of Pakistan, Amen 🙏

 

Christophobia Flourishing in Pakistan under Government's sponsored propaganda.

Pakistan, Christophobia flourishing under Government’s sponsored foreign propaganda telecast on National Television in Pakistan.  

For last 70 years Christians in Pakistan are already facing enslaved situation due to absence of basic human rights, social exclusion from all segments of society, discrimination in national level polices, Children & minor age girls abduction & rape situations, Christian owned properties being snatched, false accusations & imprisonments, exclusion from progressive programs & almost all crimes against Christian community go unpunished is a normal routine in Pakistan.

Now furthermore without any impact assessment the Government of Pakistan is injecting more religious based hatred against Christians with enhanced level of Christophobia in already overdosed Pakistani society through telecasting a foreign propaganda drama dubbed in urdu language is being telecast on National Television & it has started to show its results. Watch the video,

Tiktok Video by Pakistani Youth

This tiktok videos and dozens more are circulating on social media where Pakistani youth is displaying their hatred against Christian faith. In this video three men with Christian Cross are displayed as begging for mercy and the person sitting on the couch kicks one of them.

This is the result of previous 70 years Gov. Policies and new propaganda's telecast on national TV & there is a clear rise in number of attacks on Churches, Assaults against Christians, Christians property grab incidents, Abduction & rape incidents & most alarming situation comes in the form of no accountability & arrest of culprits by most of the law enforcement authorities. 

If that's what Government wants to achieve i must say we the Christians in Pakistan won't beg for mercy, will do our best to protect our children,belongings & continue our efforts to make Pakistan a place which we can be proud of. Hopefully Government authorities in Pakistan will revisit their priorities regarding future of Christians in Pakistan.   

Furthermore i request our Government authorities to kindly educate Pakistani youth, not to try this against Christians living in Europe, America, UK, Australia and many more known as developed Christian countries because they have a vast experience of tackling this sort of invasions & mindset. 

Lets Hope for the Best & wait n watch....

Land Mafia attempts to grab Church Property, Punjab Government Responded!

Land Mafia attempts to grab Church Property, Police ensured protection of Christian community, Minister Punjab Usman Buzdar stands tall, Minister Human Rights/Minorities Affairs Ejaz Alam Augustine refuses to bow down against influential political pressure & proceeds with registration of FIR against culprits.

Punjab Pakistan, Ittehad Chemicals, Hakeempura, Tehsil Ferozwala, District Sheikhupura. On 9^th May 2020, the local Church was closed due to necessary measures of maintaining social distancing during pandemic Covid-19. Unfortunately the Local Land Mafia headed by Aoun Abbas had other ideas in mind to forcibly grab the Church property. Along with a group of culprits they attacked the Church boundary wall, destroyed the main gate and disrespected the Holy Cross.

During this act of destroying the Church property women and children of Christian community starting shouting with loud cries and people started to gather. Aoun Abbas and gang started threatening Christian community to stay away or they’ll kill anyone who tries to interfere in their act of vandalizing the Church construction. Church Pastor immediately contacted Police helpline 15 and within few moments the local police station sent two vehicles of their emergency respond unit.

Upon arrival of Police vehicles Aoun Abbas along with his gang of culprits disappeared from the scene. Local influential politicians especially the Member National Assembly who are on vacations due to covid-19 measures started interfering in police matters and tried their level best to create hurdles in law & justice implementation by not letting the Police register an FIR (Official First Information Report).

Local Pastor of the Church effectively used social media platforms and recorded a video of the incident scene and this video started circulating among Christian activist groups. Someone noticed this incident & immediately sent this video to Ejaz Alam Augustine (Minister Human Rights/Minorities Affairs Punjab).

Ejaz Alam Augustine refused to bow down against the political pressure from National Assembly groups & at once directed his District representative Sharoon Rokas to report at crime scene and fulfills all the necessary measures. With the direct interference of Minister Human Rights & Minorities Affairs Punjab an official FIR was registered against Aoun Abbas and group of culprits and Police are now effectively handling this matter.

By this above mentioned situation it is observed that Influential Political representatives do interfere in the role and responsibilities of Provincial and District level matters & previously as PM. Imran Khan stated that he will ensure implementation of Justice at grassroots level and He must keep a strict check and balance on the National assembly individuals’ irrelevant interference.

Overall this response from Punjab Government, Punjab Police & especially Ejaz Alam Augustine has encouraged Christians in Punjab Province a lot and this can strengthen this belief even more if the National Level Politicians (Even if they belong to Pakistan Tehreek-E-Insaaf) stop their interference in Provincial, District and especially in the role & responsibilities of Human Rights & Minorities Affairs concerning Christians in province of Punjab.  

Please Watch the Complete Video of the Church vandalized scene, Pastor Statement & Ejaz Alam Response.  (English Subtitles). 

Incident Video

Christian Boy brutally tortured to death for ‘Polluting’ Tube-Well Water.

Saleem Masih, age 22, was bathing in a tube-well when he was allegedly tortured by local landowners in bagiana village,  Family claims local police officials ‘acted as spectators’ as they pleaded assailants to let them take Saleem to hospital.

Punjab, Pakistan:  A Christian laborer was brutally tortured by local landowners in District Kasur three days ago on accusations that he had ‘polluted’ their tube-well water by bathing in it died due to his severe injuries on Friday.

Saleem Masih, 22, was brought to the General Hospital in a critical condition on Thursday,  “On Feb 25, Working as laborer Saleem had finished unloading chaff in fields in Bagiana village and was rinsing himself off in the tube-well water when a group of men, including Sher Dogar, Iqbal, Altaf, Jabbar and Haji Muhammad were informed  that a Christian is bathing in their tube well. They rushed over, pulled him out of the water and began beating him,” Saleem’s father Ghafoor Masih said.

“They cursed and abused Saleem for ‘polluting’ the water, calling him a ‘filthy Christian,’” Masih claimed, adding that the assailants then dragged the youth to their cattle farm, where they chained his hands and feet and continued to torture him with sticks and rods. “They also rolled a thick iron rod over Saleem’s entire body, causing multiple fractures and internal injuries.”

Ghafoor said that the family was informed about the incident by police officials four hours after his son was taken hostage and tortured.

“When we reached the cattle farm, we found Saleem lying unconscious on the ground, his face and body bloodied,” he said. He alleged that according to Dogar and the other men, Saleem had “committed a crime by dirtying” their well water and that his punishment was “justified”.

Masih said that after much pleading, the family was allowed to take Saleem to the hospital while the police acted like spectators.

The police’s attitude is mostly biased when they deal with matters relating to blasphemy, forced conversions and marriages of girls belonging to minority faiths especially Christians, and even in minor disputes. 

Video: Father Demands Justice 

Kasur is the same district where an young Christian couple was beaten and burned to death by a furious mob in 2014 over false allegations of blasphemy. Shahzad and Shama Masih (was pregnant), age 26 and 24 respectively.

The mob beat the two with sticks and stones before burning them in a brick kiln in front of police officials who stood watching. Post-mortem reports revealed that the two were alive when they were thrown into the kiln.

This is a cruel reality which is deeply affected by #Christophobia & is almost impossible to change because over the years previous Governments in Pakistan did nothing to change this mindset. Global Christians must focus this reality especially in Punjab Province. This mindset exists in all segments of society i.e. Educated government & private sector , Political infrastructure, Labor groups & almost in every field making it impossible for Christians to breathe in Pakistan.

Long term solution needed for the future of Christian children living in Pakistan.

Christian Girl Abducted & Forcibly Converted in Punjab, Pakistan.

Punjab, Pakistan. Another Christian girl is reported to be abducted and forcibly converted. During an interview Simrin i.e. the victim girl stated that Muhammad Majid abducted her on gun point and forcibly converted her.

After the girl was recovered & handed over to the Christian family with the help of law enforcement departments, Now the Culprit Muhammad Majid forcibly wants to take the girl back. They attacked Christian family and shot two people by firing direct bullets.

Alarming situation is that the concerned Police department did not respond to complain of the victim family prior to the shooting incident.

Please Watch the interview Video of the Victim girl & Her Mother’s statement.     

Interview Video:

New minorities commission to be constituted in six months

Minister for Parliamentary Affairs Azam Swati said that new National Commission for Minorities (NCM) would be constituted within the next six months as the three-year tenure of the present commission had already expired.

Ministry of Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony was preparing a case for its fresh constitution with revised composition of members. He said during the last five years, NCM issued six no-objection certificates (NOCs) for the sale of minorities properties.

Terms of the NCM include developing a policy on inter-faith harmony, exploring avenues for peace and security, considering such laws, which are reportedly discriminatory towards the minorities.

The commission also recommends steps aimed at ensuring fuller and effective participation by the members of minority communities in all aspects of national life.

Besides, it also ensures minorities’ full and effective participation in association with their religious and cultural festival and celebrations.

It also looks into the grievances and representations made by the members of any minority community to the government and, after examination of such grievances, to make suitable recommendations for their resolution.

It also ensures that the churches, shrines, temples, gurdwaras and other places of worships of the minority communities are preserved and well kept in a functional condition.

National Commission for Minorities actively performed during the tenure of last government.

Six meetings of NCM were held and 61 important decisions were taken including taking notice of the burning alive of a Christian couple in Kasur district.

On the recommendations of NCM, provincial governments and Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) administration constituted district interfaith harmony committees comprising members from all religions and presided by a high level government official, so that these Committees may take immediate action to address any incident at initial level and work as a task force.

On the recommendations of NCM, National Interfaith Harmony Conferences were also arranged in Lahore, Karachi, Peshawar,Quetta, Islamabad and Muzaffarabad.

NCM took notice of the registration of FIRs against some prayer leaders of Mosques in Islamabad on hate speeches and on use of loud speakers and asked for report on security measures taken for minority worship places in Islamabad.

On the recommendations of NCM, implementation of job quota reserved for minorities was taken up with federal ministries, divisions, departments as well as from provincial governments.

Issue raised with CDA to make functional the gurdwara/temple in Saidpur village, Islamabad, however, the same could not be made possible due to security reasons.