ICC Note:

Christian inmates in a prison in Pakistan have finally received a place to practice their Christian faith. On August 5, a Christian chapel was opened in the Landhi Prison in southern Pakistan. Christians in Pakistan often face intense persecution that limits their ability to freely practice their Christian faith. With the opening of this small chapel, some Christians in one of Pakistan’s many prisons will at least now be able to practice their faith in a real house of worship. 

8/22/2016 Pakistan (The Tablet) – A chapel for Christian inmates has opened at Landhi Prison in southern Pakistan.

Christian social activists and prison authorities jointly inaugurated the chapel on 5 August. It was built with the help of a charity called Angel Patient Care Services.

About 100 of the 4,500 inmates in the prison are Christians, according to Asian Catholic news service UCA News. Those incarcerated are awaiting trial or serving sentences for various crimes.

The chapel was built near the prison mosque. Muhammad Hassan, a senior prison official, said all inmates are free to practice their faith. “There is no bar whatsoever on non-Muslim inmates worshipping,” he said.

Ishtiaq Awan, police assistant superintendent, said Christian inmates normally are kept together with Muslims for most of the year, but on special occasions, such as Christmas, Easter and Eid, they are given separate barracks to celebrate their festivals.

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