Pakistan: A Christian youth was brutally killed in LDA quarters in Lahore.

Pakistan Christian Rights Watch

Pervez Masih, who was killed in the LDA quarters, was the only brother of six sisters.

A group of Muslims attacked LDA quarters in Lahore, Pakistan, which has a large Christian population. The young Christian was killed by bricks and sticks. Pervez was the only brother of six sisters who were killed by savage beasts.+ On 14 February 2022, a mob of Muslims attacked LDA Quarters in Lahore and brutally assaulted a Christian youth, Pervez Masih son of Liaqat Masih. The violence began.

According to the FIR, a case has been registered against the accused Ali Ilyas Sohni, Malik Malhi, Safyan Butt, Raja Yusuf, Raja Jedi, Ali Jaib Katra, Hassan Ilyas Boda, Shani Butt, Hammad Ali and 150/200 other unknown persons. Who Pervez Masih was beaten to death with bricks and sticks and escaped from the scene by firing in the air. 

Also on February 13, a day before the murder, the assailants got into a fight with Christian boys and beat them up. Leading Christians in such a situation also petitioned the police station factory area for protection of life and property.  However, the concerned police did not take timely action and registered the case late.

The result of the incompetence and negligence of the police was that on the afternoon of 14th February, the accused attacked and killed Pervez Masih again and the police continued to play the role of silent spectator.

It may be recalled that the police station factory area is a few acres away from the scene of the incident and the police could not save precious lives despite the advance notice of escalation of fighting and the application against the accused.

According to Minorities Alliance Pakistan, a Christian political organization, their eight-member delegation visited LDA Quarters Lahore.  Discussed the incident and tried to find out the facts behind the seriousness of the situation.

According to Minorities Alliance Pakistan, the tragic incident has its roots in the 2013 tragedy when a local church was attacked in LD Quarters B Block and partially vandalized and desecrated the church by armed men. A Quarter covers two blocks A and B, Block A has Muslim population and Block B has Christian population and has more than 1000 Christian families while Muslim families are less than Christian.

Since the insults and attacks on the local church in 2013, tensions between Christians and Muslims have persisted to this day, and criminal, drug-dealing elements continue to harass and harass local Christians in the colony.  This is not the first time that a regular armed group has been attacked by local Muslims. The attacks have been carried out six to seven times in the past years. The only difference is that this time the attack killed Pervez Masih. Hate and prejudice based on religion.

Protecting the lives and property of Christians in Pakistan is the responsibility of the government. Provide justice to the sisters soon. 

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