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Apprehend killers, says WCC after attack on Christians in Pakistan
2002-241-5
10/18/2002
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[Episcopal News Service]
The general secretary of the World Council of Churches has expressed dismay that none of those involved in past deadly attacks on Christians in Pakistan has faced trial, and he has called on the government to bring to book those responsible for the latest killings.
Dr. Konrad Raiser, the WCC general secretary, wrote to Pakistan's president, General Pervez Musharraf, expressing the council's 'shock and profound distress' over the September 25 attack on a Christian non-governmental organization in Karachi. Seven members of the Pakistani ecumenical organization's staff were killed in the attack.
In his letter, Raiser noted that there had been a series of attacks targeting churches and Christian institutions over the past year. He asked the president to ensure that Pakistan's law enforcement agencies did all in their power to bring the perpetrators to court so that justice could be done. Raiser also renewed the WCC's call on the government 'to provide safety and security to the Christian minority in Pakistan.' The same letter was sent to the National Council of Churches in Pakistan and the two WCC member churches in the country.
Raiser noted that Idare-eb Amin-o-Insaf (the Institute for Justice and Peace), where the latest attack took place, 'works for the poor and socially marginalized in Pakistan society, irrespective of their religious beliefs.'
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