No Justice for Persecuted Pakistani Christian

His Son’s Murderers Return to Burn Down His Home

Washington, D.C. (February 12, 2010)–International Christian Concern (ICC) has learned that on January 26 at 5 PM local time, three Muslim brothers and their accomplices allegedly burned down the house of a Christian man in Gujranwala, Pakistan 18 months after they allegedly killed his son. The local police told the victim to keep quiet about the violent acts. Unfortunately this is a normal occurrence for Christians in Pakistan .

Walayat Masih, the Christian father, told ICC that the three Muslim brothers and their accomplices burned down his house after he refused their repeated demand to buy it from him. The house is located in a commercial area.

The three Muslims are also suspects in the killing of Masih’s eldest son.

Masih contacted GT Road Police Station when his son was killed, and again after his house was torched. However, in both cases the police refused to investigate the alleged suspects. By the time of this press release, no one has been arrested for these crimes.

Muslim radicals subject Pakistani Christians to various forms of persecution, including violent attacks, forceful land seizures and raping of Christian women.

ICC’s Regional Manager for Africa and South Asia , Jonathan Racho, said, “We condemn the failure by Pakistani police to investigate the death of Masih’s son and the burning of his house. We call upon officials of Pakistan to immediately investigate the involvement of the three Muslim brothers in the killing of Masih’s son and burning of his house.”

Please call the Pakistani Embassy in your country and politely ask the officials of Pakistan to investigate the killing of Masih’s son and the burning of his house.

Pakistani Embassies:

USA : (202) 243-6500

Canada : (613) 238-7881

UK : 0870-005-6967

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