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Pakistan Christians Fear More Violence After Militant Attacks

Pakistan Christians Fear More Violence After Militant Attacks
— BOSNews reports:
— “Christians in several volatile areas of Pakistan feared more violence Monday, November 30, amid reports that Christians are hiding after attacks by angry Muslims in which at least one person died.”
— “Tensions remained high in Pakistan’s largest province Punjab where details emerged that a Christian security guard of a factory was allegedly shot dead by his Muslim colleague following a dispute over his Christian faith.”
— “Irfan Masih, 20, was killed at the packaging manufacturing plant in the Green Town  area of the provincial capital Lahore after a 12-hour shift when he woke up guard Ishfaq Niazi from his sleep, a factory official told BosNewsLife.”
— “Niazi, 31, allegedly shot the Christian in the early morning hours of October 5. “When he touched the Muslim guard,  Niazi got furious and said: ‘how dare you Christian untouchable to touch my foot?’ He pulled his gun and shot multiple times at Irfan Masih, who died on the spot,’ a factory spokesperson said.”