Muslims vandalized under construction Church

Religious freedom is guaranteed under Article 20 in Pakistan’s constitution, but discriminatory legislation punishes those who choose to actively follow the Christian faith and places restriction on the Church.  Restriction on spread the gospel publically is reportedly banned and same with constriction of new Churches, and honestly speaking I am being beaten up by the radical Muslims in Mansrah district on selling religious books when voluntarily worked with Operation Mobilization - OM team in Pakistan.

Christians of the Okara district dared to construct a new Church building under the provision of the said article along with a Christian school on a two-kanal piece of land owned by Akber Masih, one of their community members in the last week. But their dreams didn’t come true when a day after they had partially constructed a church building and installed cross, a radical Muslims came in and damaged the building first with their hand and later they plough the ground with the help of tractor.

The investigation officer – IO Mohammad Javed told that police have registered an FIR and raiding to arrest the accused.

SohailJohnson, head of Sharing Life Ministries reached there with his team and crop up; talking on the telephone he said that First Investigation Report – FIR under section 295 – A and 506 – B of Pakistan Penal Code against ten people for damaging the church and defaming cross is registered but police has not been able to arrest the accused so far. He said that Christians in Pakistan face discrimination in its different forms and are not protected in the country. He added that we are equal citizen of this country and our forefathers have shed their blood for this piece of land. We will fight for our rights if not rendered and in this struggle we will not spare any one. He demanded the chief minister to take strict measures against the perpetrators.

Farrukh H Saif, chief of WVIP said that we have been struggling against discriminatory laws by decades and will not leave any stone unturned to achieve the rights of our people. Blasphemy law is used for vested interest and minority girls are rapped and married forcefully.   

Earlier in September 21, 2012 St. Paul Lutheran Church in Mardan burnt by radical Muslims, and right after a year in September 22, 2013 hundred killed, over 150 injured in Peshawar church attack. Two Churches in Joseph Colony, Lahore were set ablaze with 150 houses of Christians to take revenge of the blasphemy allegedly committed by a Christian man.