If a group of Christians had set a fire to prevent Muslims from celebrating Eid al-Fitr, which would not happen and should not happen, this would be screaming international news. But you’ll only hear about this here.
“Arson Suspected in Church Fire in Pakistan,” Morning Star News, April 1, 2024:
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Christians suspect a Muslim who vowed to keep them from celebrating Easter was behind a fire allegedly set to their church building on Saturday (March 30) in Rawalpindi District, Pakistan.
The Rev. Adeem Alphonse of the United Presbyterian Junior Church in Gujar Khan tehsil said the fire in the pre-dawn hours burned everything inside his church’s building.
“Our church was targeted around 3 a.m. on Saturday,” Pastor Alphonse said. “The huge fire burned everything inside the church, including holy books, the sound system, furniture and curtains, etc. We strongly suspect that it’s a case of arson, but the police and administration are trying to hush up the matter by terming it an outcome of a short-circuit in the electricity wiring.”
The congregation suspects a Muslim businessman, identified only as Sheikh Ahmed, who publicly threatened that he would not let them hold an Easter service, as he has been trying to force them to leave in order to add the property to an adjacent plaza he is developing, Pastor Alphonse said.
Ahmed disrupted the church’s Good Friday service when he tried to tear down tent coverings set up outside the building, the pastor said.
“When the police stopped Ahmed from causing unrest, he threatened our church elders that he will not let us have Easter service at any cost,” Pastor Alphonse told Christian Daily International-Morning Star News. “We resumed our Good Friday service thinking that the police would talk sense into him, but I was shocked when I received a telephone call the same night that my church was burning.”
Ahmed, who previously ran a construction supply company, has long had an eye on the property that the church leases from the government, he said.
“When I reached the church, firefighters were engaged in dousing the fire while a huge police contingent was also present there,” said the pastor, who lives in Rawalpindi, 55 kilometers (34 miles) from the church site.
A Muslim pharmacy owner who saw the flames had called the firefighters, he said. After they doused the fire, the pastor and some church elders noticed it had started from the wooden door of the main church hall.
“Everything inside was reduced to ashes,” Pastor Alphonse said. “When we checked the electricity wiring, we did not see any signs of a short-circuit.”
Church elder Javed Masih filed a police complaint naming Ahmed as a suspect, but officers failed to include Ahmed’s name in the First Information Report (FIR), which claimed the fire was caused by short-circuit, he said.
City Police Officer Rawalpindi Syed Khalid Mehmood Hamdani said in a press statement that the fire was caused by a short circuit. Investigations were continuing, and police will release a final report after a detailed forensic examination, he said….
somehistory says
The mozlum authorities don’t want to arrest one of their own mozlum terrorists.
Greedy mozlums will do anything to make gain from the misery of others.
This greedy ghoul will get his, even if Justice seems delayed.
Ray Jarman says
Spot on Somehistory and can you imagine what would happen if someone set a mosque afire here in the US. It would be front page whereas this will never see the light of day in the American news media, excluding news sites like this one.
somehistory says
Thank you, Ray. And I agree, if the business, barracks, or home of any mozlum in the U.S. was damaged in any way, and an infidel could be blamed, the news would have a constant loop of the story, with c.a.i.r and the pols who support mozlums speaking non-stop.
Probably would be the same if the barracks was in pakistan and they could blame Christians for setting it ablaze.
bill says
A Tale of Two Nations. (Apologies but inspired by Charles Dickens)
In 1948 the Indian Muslims pressed for the part of India now called Pakistan to be given them for their own Muslim Nation. What did they make of it? Many political assassinations including lawyersand presidents, military governments, not to mention many honour killisngs and murders of non Muslims for ‘blasphemy’; unproven. They have also murdered UN vaccination teams trying to prevent Polio. Another country created about the same time was Israel, what do we see there? Starting with basically nothing and being repeatedly attacked on all sides by their Muslim neighbours, they proceeded to create a prosperous, democratic nation, where all religions can live alongside each other and all citizens get to vote in elections and can sit in the parliament. When left alone (rarely) it is usually peaceful, but It is also for its size one of the most powerful nations in the world. Its inhabitants are also hugely talented. What you have then is the contrast between civilisation and barbarism
SC says
Dont bother reporting anti christian activities in the pakistan shithole. If christians are dumb enough to stay there, they are nothing more than a human shield. Evacuate them, let the trash have its country then lock it down and repatriate every pakistani moslem immigrant from none islamic nations world wide. Let all the trash live under its own rules.