Christian neighborhoods in Pakistan’s capital face demolition; church destroyed

March 13, 2014

A Pakistani judge has ordered a municipal agency in Islamabad, the nation’s capital, to demolish at least ten poor neighborhoods in which 5,000 Christian families live, according to a Fides news agency report.

Elsewhere, Muslim extremists destroyed a Protestant church that was under construction in Okara district, which is located in the eastern province of Punjab.

 

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Further information:

• A church building destroyed by extremists, the demolition of Christian homes in the capital is at risk (Fides)
• Muslims vandalized under construction church (World Vision in Progress)