The deadly incident in Pakistan last year saw Muslims set fire to a total of 21 churches and 40 Christian homes on false accusations of Qur’an desecration by two Christian men.
To date, Pakistan has done virtually nothing to bring these perpetrators to justice — which is telling about how Pakistan views Christians.
Right before the massive anti-Christian rampage, Pakistan had increased its already harsh punishments for blasphemy, which amount to a further endorsement of the persecution of Christians, who are the main targets of Pakistan’s blasphemy laws. Such laws ensure that Christians remain an inferior class in Pakistani society.
Pakistan ranks 7th on the Open Doors worldwide watch list of the worst places to live for Christians.
The United Nations Human Rights Council is indifferent. Pakistan not only boasts of being a founding member but also of “having a strong track record in advancing universal respect for human rights.”
As the world’s largest donor, the US foolishly pays the UN over $18 billion a year. That number represents a third of all revenue received by the UN—where Christians and Jews are either neglected or targeted.
“Most suspects in a 2023 anti-Christian rampage in Pakistan are still at large, a rights group says,” by Asim Tanveer, Associated Press, August 16, 2024:
MULTAN, Pakistan (AP) — Most of the suspects in a rampage last year against minority Christians in eastern Pakistan over alleged blasphemy are not in custody and authorities have failed to deliver justice to the victims, a human rights group said Friday.
“More than 90% of the suspects of the attack in Jaranwala, in Punjab’s Faisalabad district, are still at large,” Amnesty International said in a statement on the anniversary of one of Pakistan’s worst attacks on Christians, in which churches and homes of Christians were destroyed.
The violence erupted after Muslims alleged that they saw a local Christian and his friend desecrating pages from a Quran. The attack drew nationwide condemnation. No one died, as terrified Christians quickly fled to safer places.
Amnesty International said it obtained its information from police after filing a Right to Information Request. It said of the 5,213 accused, 380 were arrested and 4,833 were still at large. It said of those who were arrested, 228 were released on bail and 77 others had the charges against them dropped.
It said trials of the suspects have not started and about 40% of victims who lost property are still awaiting government compensation.…
Tony Rice says
Western countries , especially USA UK, most E U countries should stop funding the U N until it starts to behave , and stops bashing Israel in particular.
࿗Infidel࿘ says
Over the last decade, Pakistan had devolved to the point that it had dropped below Bangladesh in terms of prosperity. Although I think that Bangladesh, w/ its new regime, will start giving it stiff competition
OLD GUY says
Kind of like the rioters in American Democrat run cities..cities.