Pakistan: over 40 people arrested in killing of a Christian couple

Islamabad, November 11, 2014   

The recent brutal murder of Christians Shahzad Masih and his pregnant wife Shama by a mob of extremists has provoked a storm of indignation not only in the social circles, but also among the Pakistani “Establishment”: specifically, the country’s prime minister has lately sharply condemned the killing, reports the Linga news portal.

    

According to the media reports, the Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif made a special statement in connection with the crime that had shaken the whole of province Punjab.

“All those who were involved in this inhuman act must be arrested and stand trial. The appropriate authorities can regard this as my personal order,” he said.

The head of government has once more referred to the incident as to “an unthinkable crime,” noting that it is a duty of the state to defend the country’s religious minorities from extremism and injustice.

It is also mentioned that in connection with the lynching of the Christian couple over 40 suspects have been arrested by now. According to the information received by The New York Times, 39 detainees, among whom are factory owner Yusuf Joujar as well as instigators from among local preachers, soon will come before the court “which tries religious extremism cases.”

13 ноября 2014 г.

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