Lahore: June 16, 2014. (PCP) A big protest demonstration of Christian community Called by Catholic Church Lahore On Sunday, June 15, 2014 more than fifteen hundred Christian women, children, youth, and men from the Christian community come together at the front of press club Lahore on the call of Catholic Cathedral Church, Diocese of Lahore for the protest demonstration against the government of Punjab, in the leadership of Archbishop Sebastian Francis Shaw, Rev. Fr. Andrew Nisari, Fr. Joseph Shahzad, priests, Mr. Joseph Francis Director CLAAS and few other community leaders. The protest started from the Lahore Press Club to the Governor House in context of Catholic Church property St. Francis School Anarkali Lahore which has been taken in possession of Punjab government. Punjab government is a big land mafia, a kind of militants, hungry, lusty, and gangsters, who have grabbed over ten big Christian properties including church, schools, graveyards and hospitals in Punjab. A week ago church leaders including Archbishop of Lahore Diocese, Fr. Andrew Nisari, Fr. Joseph Shahzad, priests, Mr. Joseph Francis Director CLAAS, few community leaders and church administration went to Lahore District Coordination Officer (DCO) for dialogue as they demanded the St. Francis School Property back peace fully otherwise they would have to come on the roads in protest. They also reminded DCO that whenever Nowaz government came in to power, Christian community has to suffer. After meeting with DCO Church leaders and community leaders have been waiting for the positive reply, which did not come therefore they have to come on the roads even it was too hot. The protesters have been chanting slogans against Punjab government and administration. They staged demonstration at the gate of governor house and recorded their demands through speeches and demanded the property back otherwise they will be sitting on the roads till the positive answer from the government. In protest, senior Christian leaders held responsible the Punjab government for disregarding the apprehensions of minorities and said all the educational institutions started by Christians and financed by missionary donations should be in the ownership of the Church. Fr. Andrew Nisari said Christians had played a prominent role in running schools after the establishment of Pakistan in 1947 and a majority of Pakistan’s political leadership had acquired education from these institutions. He added it was unfortunate that despite these precious contributions, the formerly nationalized St Francis High School had not been given back to its original owners/Church. They urged the government that church properties should be returned back as soon as possible, Christians wants peace and do not want to cerates any disturbance but if government remained fail in returning Church properties they will stage protest demonstrations not only in Lahore but at national level in every city and district Haber to Karachi.. Archbishop Sebastian Francis Shaw said that Mian Nawaz Sharif Prime Minister of Pakistan promised in his speech on December 19, 2013 at Governor House and assured the community that St. Francis High School would be returned soon to the Church. Talking to The News, Mr. Joseph Francis Director CLAAS and Chairman Pakistan Christian National Party said that protests would continue all over the country till the return of St. Francis High School to the church, which provided education to over 3,000 students. He urged that Mian Nawaz Sharif Prime Minister Pakistan should return the school to Anarkali Church administration. After 3 and half hours protest demonstration in a hot afternoon, a few priests and leader from the Human Rights Organizations went to the governor house to handover the memorandum to the governor of Punjab but they were informed that governor Punjab was away from the house and will not be available for next coming 2 or 3 days. Therefore the Christian leaders became helpless and they have had to wind up protest demonstration.