New threats against LEAD lawyers and Mr.Sardar Mushtaq Gill

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Lahore: November 3, 2013. (PCP) Pakistan: Human rights and Christian rights defender and campaigner Mr Sardar Mushtaq Gill received new death threats as a result of his human rights and Christian rights defender and campaigner activities. Sardar Mushtaq Gill is the National Director of Legal Evangelical Association Development in Punjab, a non-governmental organization which provides legal aid to marginalized people who are either falsely implicated by the police or unable to afford legal assistance themselves and evangelize to non-Christian in Pakistan. On 9th March 2013 more than 180 houses, 18 shops and two small churches in Joseph Colony were attacked, looted and burnt by over a 3,000 religious charged mob. The event which sparked the chain of events that led to the assault was said to have occurred on Wednesday, March 06, 2013. The criminal case FIR no.114/13 was registered at police station Bedami Bagh Lahore in which some culprits were arrested. A division bench of the Lahore High Court granted bail to some accused involved in the Joseph Colony incident. Following this precedent and by applying rule of consistency, the trial court also granted bail to all accused nominated in FIR and non-nominated in FIR who were arrested and to those who were not arrested, were granted pre-arrest bail. LEAD's lawyers had petitioned the Lahore High Court on Tuesday, 4 June, 2013 to cancel the bail granted to “Culprits of Joseph Colony incident” and they also asked for the detention of the released men amid allegations of new threats against Christians. LEAD's lawyers constantly threatened by unknown persons to withdraw the cancellation of bail petition. On 31 October, 2013 there was fixed the case and LEAD's lawyers did not appear in the court due to fear and apprehension of any attack and mishaps. Meanwhile, Sawan Masih, falsely accused of Blasphemy behind the bars the Badami Bagh incident was kept in a special cell at Camp Jail in Lahore with the deployment of round the clock armed guards still awaiting for justice. "BLASPHEMY CASES" Within this month of October three blasphemy cases registered at different police stations. The case FIR No.678/2013 under Sections 295 A,295 B,295 C PPC and 25/D Telegraph Act registered at Police Station Green Town on October 2,2013 against Asif Pervaiz .He was kept in a special cell at Camp Jail in Lahore with the deployment of round the clock armed guards still awaiting for justice. The after-arrest bail of Asif Pervaiz has been filled in the session court Lahore and fixed for 5 November.

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