Six Christians burnt alive in Pakistan

[Argamemnon]

Six Christians burnt alive in Pakistan

Six Christians, including four women, were burnt alive in clashes with majority Muslims in a town in central Pakistan today, officials said.

Tension has been running high between the two communities in Gojra town in central Punjab province over allegations that Christians had desecrated a Koran.

Clashes erupted early today, with an exchange of fire from the members of the two communities.

Television footage showed burning houses and streets strewn with blackened furniture and people firing at each other from their rooftops.

Shahbaz Bhatti, minister for minorities, said a mob "misled by religious extremists", attacked a Christian neighbourhood and torched dozens of houses.

"We have received six bodies of people who died of burn injuries. They included four women, one man and one child," said Abdul Hamid, a health ministry official in the town.

Rana Sanaullah, provincial minister for law, who is also responsible for security matters of Punjab, condemned the attack and said an inquiry had been ordered.

However, he said, a preliminary investigation showed there was no desecration of the Koran. "It was just a rumour which was exploited by anti-state elements to create chaos," he said.

"I request both Muslim and Christian communities to show restraint," Sanaullah said, adding the government would take strict action against rioters and also police who failed to stop the violence.

Pakistan is a predominantly Muslim nation and religious minorities, including Christians, account for roughly 4 per cent of the 170 million population.

Muslims and minorities largely live in harmony but there have been periodic attacks on Christian targets in Pakistan since it became a US ally following the September 11th attacks on the United States.

Source: http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/...reaking25.html


Let's see if our prime minister Erdogan will call this a "genocide" like he did recently during the riots in Xinjiang, China...

[Muezzin]

This news is terrible. This chaotic behaviour, the killing of innocent people, has no part in Islam.

[Mysterious Uk]

Really sad to hear, using religion as an excuse to be violent..pathetic.

[GuestFellow]

^ Agreed. It is unfortunate to see innocent people getting killed.

[Pk_#2]

That's disgusting & DISTURBING!

[Nσσя'υℓ Jαииαн]

My God...what's wrong with people

[جوري]

I don't understand this lawlessness .. how can people just torch others mob style in this day and age? sob7an Allah
This is very tragic and likely to fuel constant attacks and retaliations.. can't these people sit down and work out their differences?

[Amadeus85]

I don't understand this lawlessness .. how can people just torch others mob style in this day and age? sob7an Allah
This is very tragic and likely to fuel constant attacks and retaliations.. can't these people sit down and work out their differences?

In news I've read that muslims from that village said that those who did it were aliens for them, probably coming from far away to bring divisions in this community which lived relatively calm in past.

[Strzelecki]

Awful.
Simply awful.

[Snowflake]

I feel sad and angry..

[Tony]

I hope Allah will punish them, I personally do not want to be the Islamic brother of any low scum that would burn a child alive, It makes me so so angry. Wheres the love

[Foxhole]

Six Christians burnt alive in Pakistan

Six Christians, including four women, were burnt alive in clashes with majority Muslims in a town in central Pakistan today, officials said.

Tension has been running high between the two communities in Gojra town in central Punjab province over allegations that Christians had desecrated a Koran.

Clashes erupted early today, with an exchange of fire from the members of the two communities.

Television footage showed burning houses and streets strewn with blackened furniture and people firing at each other from their rooftops.

Shahbaz Bhatti, minister for minorities, said a mob "misled by religious extremists", attacked a Christian neighbourhood and torched dozens of houses.

"We have received six bodies of people who died of burn injuries. They included four women, one man and one child," said Abdul Hamid, a health ministry official in the town.

Rana Sanaullah, provincial minister for law, who is also responsible for security matters of Punjab, condemned the attack and said an inquiry had been ordered.

However, he said, a preliminary investigation showed there was no desecration of the Koran. "It was just a rumour which was exploited by anti-state elements to create chaos," he said.

"I request both Muslim and Christian communities to show restraint," Sanaullah said, adding the government would take strict action against rioters and also police who failed to stop the violence.

Pakistan is a predominantly Muslim nation and religious minorities, including Christians, account for roughly 4 per cent of the 170 million population.

Muslims and minorities largely live in harmony but there have been periodic attacks on Christian targets in Pakistan since it became a US ally following the September 11th attacks on the United States.

Source: http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/...reaking25.html


Let's see if our prime minister Erdogan will call this a "genocide" like he did recently during the riots in Xinjiang, China...

Seems reasonable to me. The punishment for blasphemy is death in many Islamic nations.

[Tony]

Seems reasonable to me. The punishment for blasphemy is death in many Islamic nations.

reasonable to burn ppl, children alive, you sick person

[Foxhole]

reasonable to burn ppl, children alive, you sick person

I was being sarcastic while pointing out that the root of this problem is the blasphemy law itself.

[AbdullahSyed]

Whats wrong with pakistan it seems to be falling a part.

[Tony]

I was being sarcastic while pointing out that the root of this problem is the blasphemy law itself.

ok,then i apologise unreservedley.Peace

[GuestFellow]

Whats wrong with pakistan it seems to be falling a part.

Corruption. I heard that is a problem.

[AbdullahSyed]

Corruption. I heard that is a problem.

Now I may sound like a extremist nut case. But all Muslims countries are under MAJOR corruption. All countries are generally corrupt but Muslim countries have major corruption. For some reason it seems to me scholars justify this corruption and silence those that speak out and use Jews and west as scape goat. I know alot of people say Jews control the world and etc. But Jews have very little influence on the scholars who justify these corruptions and blame the Jews. Muslims need to take responsibility for their actions and stop the blame game. So far Muslims told me the following people are jews or influenced by jews.
Osama bin laden is a jew
Abdul Aziz Bin Baz is a jew
King Abdullah is a jew
Hamza Yusuf is a jew
Mustafa Kamal was a jew
Hamas is a jewish organization (lol)
Al Qaeda is controlled by Jew (IMAO)
Shia are jews
Taliban are jews
Pakistans Taliban are jews
******s are jews

Simply you don't like someone call him a Jew. If they are not jews they are for some reason working with CIA.

[GuestFellow]

Now I may sound like a extremist nut case. But all Muslims countries are under MAJOR corruption. All countries are generally corrupt but Muslim countries have major corruption. For some reason it seems to me scholars justify this corruption and silence those that speak out and use Jews and west as scape goat. I know alot of people say Jews control the world and etc. But Jews have very little influence on the scholars who justify these corruptions and blame the Jews. Muslims need to take responsibility for their actions and stop the blame game. So far Muslims told me the following people are jews or influenced by jews.
Osama bin laden is a jew
Abdul Aziz Bin Baz is a jew
King Abdullah is a jew
Hamza Yusuf is a jew
Mustafa Kamal was a jew
Hamas is a jewish organization (lol)
Al Qaeda is controlled by Jew (IMAO)
Shia are jews
Taliban are jews
Pakistans Taliban are jews
******s are jews

Simply you don't like someone call him a Jew. If they are not jews they are for some reason working with CIA.

O____o

Okay that is messed up. How can anyone blame Jewish people for this....

[Woodrow]

Just my opinion. I doubt if the slime that committed this atrocity was residents from Gojra. I personally suspect other forces who are trying to divide Pakistan.

Pakistan has been in turmoil ever since it was formed and it has been a constant battle for it to exist as a nation. The neighboring nations do have desires to destroy and take over Pakistan. It is in a key location for the transportation of petroleum.

At this rate I doubt if Pakistan will survive as a nation for more then 5 more years.

The first step of conquering is to divide the people and this is becoming widespread in Pakistan. Very soon the government will be so weak that India, Iran and China will walk in with very little opposition. Sadly all 3 already have strong supporters in Pakistan.