58 Christians Murdered During U.S. Supported Musharraf's Rule

PAKISTAN -- Joseph Francis, the National Director of Centre for Legal Aid, Assistance and Settlement (CLAAS) has said that Christian persecution and discrimination with minorities surged during former Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf’s rule. Francis said that the Christians of Pakistan suffered enormous injustices, discrimination and persecution during Musharraf's rule. "Christians were not immune from persecution and raw treatment during the tenure of Presidents that preceded Musharraf, but the scale of Christian persecution was worst during Musharraf's rule," said Francis. Francis put forward statistics of Christian persecution during Musharraf's rule. He claimed that over 55 churches were attacked and maintained that 58 Christians were murdered while 275 were wounded. Pointing to the misuse of Pakistan’s controversial blasphemy laws, Francis said that 212 blasphemy cases were registered from October 12, 1999 to August 18, 2008.
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Posted by Editor at August 23, 2008 05:53 PM