Pakistan Church, Christian Homes Attacked in Land Dispute

A church and Christian homes were attacked in a village outside of Lahore, Pakistan earlier this month in a land dispute.

Three Christians were seriously injured and one missing after some 35 Muslims – including well-known criminals from the nearby village of Raajian Araaian – burned buildings, desecrated Bibles and attacked Christians according to a report by the Catholic Church’s National Commission for Justice and Peace in Pakistan, which investigated the incident.

The clash occurred while most of the local Christians were attending a special prayer service at the Presbyterian Church that evening, according to a report by Christian Solidarity Worldwide (CSW) Friday. “This is yet another example of the mistreatment of religious minorities in Pakistan. They are constantly subjected to a cocktail of discrimination, abuse, land grabbing and violence by extremists and corrupt landlords,” said CSW Chief Executive Mervyn Thomas in a statement.

“We urge the Pakistani authorities to bring the perpetrators of such crimes to justice, and to provide better protection for Christians and other religious minorities.”

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