GOJRA LIKE INCIDENT MAY BE OCCURRED,BLASPHEMY OF BIBLE
MULTAN,Feb 28th:Some Land grabbers demolished the 150 graves of christains and desecrated the holy relics of christian community at village Peer Jaggi in Kotadu of Muzaffargarh district,alleged Waseem Shakir, Bota Masih and Sajid Masih of Chak-518, Peer Jaggi Morr, Kot Addu and they feared that Gojra-type incident may be occurred in the area if administration did not take immediate action.
They further alleged that Kot Addu police has refused to register a case against the people involved in desecration of the holy relics of the Christian community in the area.The victims alleged that the District police officer (DPO)and the District coordination officer (DCO) were supporting the miscreants involved in desecration of Bible, Cross and even their graves despite warning from the station house officer (SHO) that the tension could provoke a Gojra-type incident. Waseem Shakir, Bota Masih and Sajid Masih of Chak-518, Peer Jaggi Morr, Kot Addu, told that they were being harassed by a group of illegal occupants who had demolished 150 Christians’ graves.They regretted that the authorities only registered a case against the group under section 297 of the Pakistan Penal Code instead of the blasphemy law for desecrating Bible, Cross and graves. Waseem Shakir alleged that all authorities, including the local politicians, were supporting the occupants while the Christians also fear a mob attack.He alleged the local police and the administration were playing in the hands of miscreants. He regretted the step-motherly treatment of minorities, saying “everybody loves his religion”, and that they would continue their struggle for justice while risking their lives.Shakir alleged that the illegal occupants had constructed 50 shops on the Christian graveyard after demolishing their graves while they were throwing garbage on the remaining 50 graves. Human rights activist and PPP Minorities Wing leader, Napoleon Qayoom, told that open desecration of the Christian symbols and places and the police support to the culprits had exposed the biases of the Punjab government towards minorities.He said that he would personally take up the matter with the PPP leadership and try to ensure maximum possible support to the victims. He further said it was a case of blasphemy and the culprits should have been rounded up under section 295-A. He said a stern action against the local police and administrative authorities was necessary to set an example for others. DPO Muzaffargarh Chaudhry Manzoor told that it was not as serious a case as the local Christians were portraying it.He said the people who had built shops on the ground were not illegal occupants but real owners of the land. He said the Christians were furious because the shopkeepers put extra luggage at graves but none of the shop owners ever desecrated any holy symbol, book or grave. Manzoor said he would call both the parties and resolve the matter in an amicable manner within a couple of days.
They further alleged that Kot Addu police has refused to register a case against the people involved in desecration of the holy relics of the Christian community in the area.The victims alleged that the District police officer (DPO)and the District coordination officer (DCO) were supporting the miscreants involved in desecration of Bible, Cross and even their graves despite warning from the station house officer (SHO) that the tension could provoke a Gojra-type incident. Waseem Shakir, Bota Masih and Sajid Masih of Chak-518, Peer Jaggi Morr, Kot Addu, told that they were being harassed by a group of illegal occupants who had demolished 150 Christians’ graves.They regretted that the authorities only registered a case against the group under section 297 of the Pakistan Penal Code instead of the blasphemy law for desecrating Bible, Cross and graves. Waseem Shakir alleged that all authorities, including the local politicians, were supporting the occupants while the Christians also fear a mob attack.He alleged the local police and the administration were playing in the hands of miscreants. He regretted the step-motherly treatment of minorities, saying “everybody loves his religion”, and that they would continue their struggle for justice while risking their lives.Shakir alleged that the illegal occupants had constructed 50 shops on the Christian graveyard after demolishing their graves while they were throwing garbage on the remaining 50 graves. Human rights activist and PPP Minorities Wing leader, Napoleon Qayoom, told that open desecration of the Christian symbols and places and the police support to the culprits had exposed the biases of the Punjab government towards minorities.He said that he would personally take up the matter with the PPP leadership and try to ensure maximum possible support to the victims. He further said it was a case of blasphemy and the culprits should have been rounded up under section 295-A. He said a stern action against the local police and administrative authorities was necessary to set an example for others. DPO Muzaffargarh Chaudhry Manzoor told that it was not as serious a case as the local Christians were portraying it.He said the people who had built shops on the ground were not illegal occupants but real owners of the land. He said the Christians were furious because the shopkeepers put extra luggage at graves but none of the shop owners ever desecrated any holy symbol, book or grave. Manzoor said he would call both the parties and resolve the matter in an amicable manner within a couple of days.
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