Khanewal: August 31, 2013. (PCP) We are glad to inform you that four accused Albert s/o Nathaniel, Kamran alias Kamu s/o Albert, Samuel s/o Yaqoob and Asher s/o Yaqoob (Interim bail) got post arrest bails from session’s court Khanewal. In July 2013, CLAAS filed post-arrest bail applications of these accused in the court of Mr. Bashir Ahmed Chaudhry (Additional Sessions Judge, Khanewal) through James Joseph, advocate high Court Multan (CLAAS’ Attorney for this case). Today on August 29, 2013 post arrest bail applications were accepted, by the learned judge. On April 26, 2013 CLAAS was informed about a dispute among Christians and Muslim at village Chak 3- 10/R Eassa Pur Katch Khoo (Christian Village), District Khanewal. There was created a situation like Joseph Colony Lahore by the Muslim extremists. Christians were threatened to vacant their houses as there were open threats by Mulla’s that they will burn the houses of Christians. On April 26 in the morning a big mob of armed Muslims attacked Christian’s colony and opened fire in the air to threat Christians. During this dispute a Muslim boy Yousaf Khan was murdered by Christians during the cross firing. On April 27, CLAAS fact finding team visited the police station and found that five Christians namely Albert s/o Nathaniel Masih, Kamran alias Kamu s/o Albert, Asher s/o Yaqoob, Samuel s/o Yaqoob and Asif Kaleem s/o Emmanuel Masih were arrested with police at Katcha Kho police station under a murder case FIR (First Information Report) no. 127/13 offence under section 302/324, 148/149 by Adaad Khan father of Yousaf Khan (deceased). During CLAAS fact finding the victims requested CLAAS for legal assistance in this case but through resources CLAAS came to know that some other organization was dealing the legal case therefore CLAAS did not promised to help them in their legal case. In June 2013 Ch. Asghar Fazal, Numberdar (head of the village local council) and some other locals contacted CLAAS and requested for legal assistance in their case. On June 29, 2013 CLAAS team visited the local residents and the families of the arrest persons in the village. Asif Kaleem who was nominated in the FIR but released during police investigation informed CLAAS that the Investigation officer was very cooperative with Christians and did fair investigation of the occurrence. I O reported in his investigation that Christians are innocent, they were attacked by Muslims with deadly weapons but Christians opened fire for their defense which is a normal act. CLAAS took responsibility of the legal support and assigned James Joseph a Christian Advocate of High Court Multan. All accused have got Post-arrest bails but the case is still under trial in the Session Court district Khanewal.