In the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Christians frequently suffer at the hands of police and other authorities who are jihadis themselves, or sympathetic to the global jihad.
“Police in Pakistan Torture Christian to Death, Brother Says,” Morning Star News, April 7, 2026:
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Police in Pakistan tortured and killed a Catholic father of four within hours of taking him into custody on false kidnapping charges, his family said.
In Lahore’s Sadhoki Kahna Nau area, police tried to portray the death of Iftikhar Masih on March 26 as a suicide, saying they found his body hanging by a scarf from a ceiling fan, according to his brother, Riyasat Masih. Iftikhar Masih was 42.
Iftikhar Masih’s wife received a phone call on March 26 from her husband’s number from a man identifying himself as a police officer, his brother said.
“The caller alleged that Iftikhar had been caught attempting to kidnap a girl at gunpoint from a private housing society and asked her to come to the Industrial Area Police Station’s Kahna post,” Masih told Christian Daily International-Morning Star News.
He immediately went to the police post, where an officer identified as Mohsin Shah informed him of the allegations, Masih said. The officer said no First Information Report (FIR) had been registered yet and suggested the matter “could still be resolved,” the deceased’s brother said.
Riyasat Masih said Shaw demanded a bribe of 200,000 Pakistani rupees ($720) in exchange for his brother’s release.
“I pleaded that my brother was innocent and of good character, but he insisted on the payment,” Masih told Christian Daily International-Morning Star News. “I left to arrange the money, and when I returned a few hours later, I was told that Iftikhar had committed suicide.”
Masih disputed the police claim that his brother was found hanging from a ceiling fan with a scarf, saying he saw visible signs of torture on the body.
“There were marks on several parts of his body,” he said. “The police refused to acknowledge any wrongdoing and continued to insist it was suicide.”
There was no complainant present at the police station regarding any kidnapping allegations, and no one has come forward even after more than a week, Masih said.
“The allegation appears to have been fabricated to extort money,” he said, adding that the family has yet to receive a post-mortem report. “I have repeatedly visited the hospital and police offices, but they have not provided it. We still do not know the full extent of the injuries.”…
jerry glenn says
Let’s ban talk about Islamophobia. And we need much more talk.about Christophobia and Islamopandering.
OLD GUY says
+1
Troybeam says
Always remember in Islam all it takes is a false whisper in the wind to have a person killed without trial.
somehistory says
They presumed he had money; and as is par for the evil course, they tried extortion.
He may have had a pretty wife and daughters. They lie and murder for so many evils.
pundit says
the final world war of The End Times will be between lslam and the modern day remnants of communism.
guess who’s going to win?4
Alkflaeda says
Presumably the brother was not allowed to photograph the torture marks. Perhaps the lack of a post-mortem report is a good sign – they may not have had a doctor in their pocket who was prepared to lie to them.
gravenimage says
Pakistan: Police torture and kill Roman Catholic father of four after taking him into custody on false charges
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Just horrifying–this poor man and his family.
And Pakistan is pretending to broker peace with Jihad terror regime Iran…