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En kopp te i Pakistan

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Mens jeg drikker min morgenkaffe leser jeg i dag den rystende historien om en pakistansk kristen som ble slått i hjel i Punjab-provinsen, da bussen han kjørte tok en kort raste-stopp. Ishtiaq Masi ble drept fordi han forsøkte å drikke av en kopp som var ment for muslimske kunder:

”When Ishtiaq went to pay for his tea, the owner noticed that he was wearing a necklace with a cross and grabbed him, calling for his employees to bring anything available to beat him for violating a sign posted on the stall warning non-Muslims to declare their religion before being served. Ishtiaq had not noticed the warning sign before ordering his tea.

The owner and 14 of his employees beat Ishtiaq with stones, iron rods and clubs, and stabbed him multiple times with kitchen knives as Ishtiaq pleaded for mercy.

The other bus passengers and other passers-by finally intervened and took Ishtiaq to the Rural Health Center in the village. The doctor who took Ishtiaq’s case told ICC that Ishtiaq had died due to excessive internal and external bleeding, a fractured skull, and brain injuries.”

MetroCatholic har mer om saken.

Samtidig rapporteres det at kristne og andre religiøse minoriteter nå tvinges til å betale "jizya", en såkalt straffeskatt for ikke-muslimer, med bakgrunn i sharialovgivning.

Det er i sannhet mørke tider for Pakistan og dets bitte små religiøse minoriteter.

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