ICC Note: Pakistan’s political leaders have condemned the deadly terrorist attack on Christians in Quetta. Earlier this week, four Christians were ambushed and killed by ISIS militants while they were riding in an auto-rickshaw. Attacks on Christians and their places of worship are on the rise in Quetta. In December 2017, Bethel Memorial Methodist Church in Quetta was attacked by suicide bombers while conducting a pre-Christmas service.

04/05/2018 Pakistan (The News International) – Provincial Minister for Human Rights & Minorities Affairs Khalil Tahir Sandhu condemned the firing incident on Shah Zaman road, Quetta.

Reportedly, four Christians travelling in a rickshaw were killed in the incident. In a separate incident earlier in the day, three people were killed and four injured on Qambrani road, Quetta.

Khalil said it was a horrific incident of terrorism and in this hour of sadness the Punjab government was standing with the Christian community of Balochistan. He said terrorism was a global issue and terrorist did not belong to any nation or religion. “They are enemies of humanity. The security forces of Pakistan are struggling to eliminate terrorism from all over the country,” he added.

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