“Make ready for them all that you can of force and of warhorses, so that by them you may strike terror in the enemy of Allah and your enemy…” (Qur’an 8:60)
“200 Pakistani Christians left homeless after authorities bulldoze their homes without warning,” by Anugrah Kumar, Christian Post, November 26, 2022:
Two hundred Christian families remain homeless in Pakistan’s capital of Islamabad after a government agency bulldozed their homes and the church building they used for Sunday worship.
The government’s Capital Development Authority demolished the homes in a Christian area, Nawaz Sharif Colony in Islamabad, the U.K.-based group Centre for Legal Aid, Assistance and Settlement (CLAAS-UK), said in a statement to The Christian Post.
Christian residents had not been given any warning or time to remove their belongings before the demolition on Oct. 18, the group said in the statement this week, adding that the government agency also demolished a church, “but thankfully, there were no injuries or fatalities.”
The government has not provided any alternative place for the residents to live.
“These Christians have lost everything — their homes and all of their worldly possessions,” the group’s director, Nasir Saeed, said. “Many of them have lived in the colony for years, raising their families here and investing their life savings into building and maintaining their homes.”
Saeed added that the demolition came soon after the devastating floods in the country and an approaching winter.
More than 1,700 people were killed and hundreds of thousands of homes were damaged or destroyed in the monsoon floods, leading the government, which estimated losses to be worth $40 billion, to declare a state of emergency on Aug. 25.
“It is imperative that the Pakistani government financially compensate the Christians who have lost their homes and provide them with somewhere else to live,” Saeed said.
The home of a former councillor, Sabra Saeed Athwal, was also demolished. She called the demolition “a criminal act” and expressed fears that two other Christian colonies — Akram Gill and Rimsha — could also be demolished.
Athwal also fears that some extremist Muslims might have put pressure on the government agency to demolish the Christians’ homes, CLAAS-UK said.
“This injustice has happened as Christians in Pakistan and around the world prepare to celebrate Christmas in just a few weeks,” Saeed added.
Open Doors USA ranks Pakistan as the eighth-worst country in the world when it comes to Christian persecution. The U.S. State Department has named Pakistan on its list of “countries of particular concern” that tolerate or engage in egregious violations of religious freedom….
Uma Maheswar Nakka says
So sad, why the UNO does not intervene?
DHZ says
Who cares? It’s not happening to Palestinians, the most important minority group of all time. Besides, there are way too many Christians in Pakistan at 1.27%. I guess the Ahmadiyyas and Sikhs don’t own any homes to be destroyed since they take up even less space. In any case Pakistan is a country full of bullies, run by bullies.
tim gallagher says
Typical disgusting behaviour by Muslims. The mystery to me is why, in all our western countries, we treat Muslims so well. They don’t deserve to be treated well because they hate non-Muslims and always treat non-Muslims appallingly. Keep islam out of all non-Muslim countries.
Walter Sieruk says
A terrible number of Muslims because of their religion despise Christianity and Christians. Therefore those Muslims persecute.
This occurs , repeatedly, many times over in different nations . Such as Pakistan , Egypt and Iran.
Christians do trust in Jesus and likewise pay heed to His teachings , or they should.
Jesus taught “By their fruit you will recognize them.” Matthew 7:20. [N.I.V.] The many fruits of Islam are evil One on Islam many wicked fruits is Muslim hate and vicious violence against Christians , by destroying their homes observed in Pakistan.
Fitna says
Islam needs to be bulldozed, Muslims are as bad if not worse than the Nazis. How evil can you be, leaving people homeless in the winter, because they follow a different religion than you?
The world should be up in arms over this but they only seem interested in fake stories about someone swearing at a Muslim woman or grabbing her hijab.
Christians (and other non-Muslims) being genocided, had their homes destroyed, girls being kidnapped, forced to convert to Islam, etc., is of zero interest to the western media.
But this was all pretty predictable as Muslims have been persecuting minorities for generations. Every non-Muslim should have only one goal in life if they live in a Muslim dominated area or country, which is to move out. For the minorities of Pakistan, India will save you.
These are the real refugees of the world, but instead the West takes in by the millions, the very enemy causing others to become actual refugees-Muslims.
What’s worse now is that Muslims have used up all that goodwill that western people many have had for outsiders, eventually they’ll get the door slammed on them. Muslims ruin all human relationships…they’re nothing but a cancer in this world and ofc the obligatory “not all.”
James Lincoln says
Fitna,
To your point, perhaps the biggest problem is the leftist “mainstream media” not reporting stories like this feature article.
Devasur says
Yet Pakistan is still funded by the western govt, it seems they only care about Christians in India. if that involves Muslims then they don’t care.
Lookmann3 says
It was reported that the real estate lobby wanted this land of Christians for pittance. They even threatened to use ‘blasphemy’ against Christian owners. Now, in the prevailing chaos , the land sharks thought ” nothing necessary. just demolish and take over ” They seem to have succeeded.
James Lincoln says
Fitna,
To your point, perhaps the biggest problem is the leftist “mainstream media” not reporting stories like this feature article.