ICC Note:

A young Pakistani Christian sanitary worker, Norman Masih, refused to work on Sunday for an ‘influential’ Muslim. The Muslim threatened Norman with ‘dire consequences,’ including broken legs and a bullet-riddled body. The latter came true when two motorcyclists shot Norman after his refusal to work. Police have arrested the influential Muslims as the primary suspect, but he has yet to be charged.  

04/03/2017 Pakistan (Daily Mail) – A Pakistani Christian was shot dead in the street after refusing to clean an ‘influential’ Muslim’s house on a Sunday.

Noman Masih, 20, was shot by two drive-by motorcyclists as he walked to work in Sheikhupura with his brother-in-law and uncle.

Prosecutor Kashif Naimet said: ‘Noman refused, citing Sunday as his weekly day off.

‘Ostensibly angered by the Christian’s refusal to submit to his demand, Chaddar allegedly told Noman to be ready to face “dire consequences,” as he will not take no for an answer from a petty sanitary worker.’

‘Noman was a simple sanitary worker and had no enmity with anyone. His refusal to clean the Muslim’s dera apparently led to his killing.’

Police have arrested Chaddar as the primary suspect but he has not been charged.

Masih’s distraught mother Khalida Bibi said her eldest son was killed by a man with a pistol.

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