ASIA/PAKISTAN - The Ulema Council calls for "an impartial investigation" into the events in Kasur

Wednesday, 5 November 2014

Lahore (Agenzia Fides) - The Pakistan Ulema Council (PUC) calls for "an impartial investigation on what happened in Kot Radha Kishan in Kasur district, where a Christian couple was burnt alive" (see Fides 04/11/2014): this was reported in an official statement of the Islamic religious leaders, sent to Agenzia Fides. In the note, Muhammad Tahir Ashrafi, President of the PUC, condemned the violence and expressed "deep sorrow for the incident", and says that "it would not have happened if the local police had not shown negligence". If the couple were really guilty, asks the PUC, "why did the police not arrest them, after complaints from local residents? Or, if they were not guilty, why were they not given immediate protection, in view of the people’s reaction?".
In order to "identify the real factors behind this event", says the text sent to Fides, "it is important to carry out an impartial investigation to find out the real reasons". The PUC has set up a special committee, composed of scholars from all denominations and schools of Islamic thought, that aims at contributing to "bringing the facts to light". (PA) (Agenzia Fides 05/11/2014)


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