Christians staged protest against the killing of Christian MPA

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ISLAMABAD: June 18, 2014. (By Shamim Masih) Christian community staged protest against the brutal killing of a minority Member Provisional Assembly (MPA) in front of National Press Club, Islamabad. According to details, Samuel Yaqoob, a human right activist led a protest against the killing to the minority MPA in front of National Press Club, Islamabad. Talking to the media he said that since the PML (N) is in power, Pakistani minorities are under threat, they feel unsafe under this government. Joseph Colony and Gojra culprits are still rooming about and now since PML (N) is ruling party and Christian MPA is killed right under the nose of Baluchistan government. He demanded the government to take necessary measures to protect Pakistani Christians. A constitution of Pakistan gives equal rights to minorities but this is not been implemented. Last time, the government announces 5% quota for religious minorities but practically it is not implemented, he added. Handery Masih, a member of the Baluchistan Assembly, was shot dead in Quetta on Saturday. Political leaders including Khursheed Shah and Shahbaz Sharif chief minister Punjab, strongly condemned Handery’s assassination. Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has earlier strongly condemned the murder and ordered the Baluchistan government to take strict action against the culprits. It is common practice in Pakistan that commercial activities around the country came to a standstill as fear and tension gripped but since a minority MPA was killed, no major protest was observed in the country, which shows that Christian community is divided into small groups. Until they do not join hands together, they cannot achieve anything like rights and equality.

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