Muslims Slaughter 75 in Deadly Attack on Historic Church in Pakistan

Relentless. Muslims murdering, persecuting, torturing Christians in Muslim countries and the world says nothing. The same silence preceding the Nazi genocide of twelve million people.

Instead the world advances the savages narrative of opposition to jihad and sharia as “islamophobia.” Vilified are the few that dare speak out against this vicious anti-human system of oppression. And their dissemblers in the dissemblers and proxies in the West like CAIR, ICNA, ISNA, MSA, Aslan media, etc are lauded and loved.

Where are the church leaders speaking out against Muslim genocide of
Christians? Busy providing cover for the annihilationists by playing
patsy in interfaith dialogue ruse.

Notice again that the media always employ Muslims to write this story (and all stories on jihad and sharia). This started about a year ago and now AP, NY Times, Reuters et al rarely have non-Muslims report on jihad slaughter. Sick.

“Suicide Attack at Christian Church in Pakistan Kills Dozens”  By By
Ismail Khan and Salman Masoodny, NY Times, September 22, 2013

PESHAWAR, Pakistan — A suicide attack on a historic Christian church in
northwestern Pakistan killed at least 75 people on Sunday in one of the
deadliest attacks on the Christian minority in Pakistan in years.

The attack occurred as worshipers left the All Saints Church in the old
quarter of the regional capital, Peshawar, after a service on Sunday
morning. Up to 600 worshipers had attended the service and were leaving
to receive free food being distributed on the lawn outside when two
explosions ripped through the crowd.

Dozens of people were killed and more than 100 wounded, said Akhtar Ali
Shah, the home secretary of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province.

The death toll continued to rise as rescue workers sifted through the
damaged church property, said Hamid Ullah, a rescue worker with Al
Khidmat Foundation, a rescue service operated by the Jamaat-e-Islami
political party. He said his team had recovered 75 bodies.

The dead included women, children and two Muslim police officers who had
been posted outside the church. Witness reported scenes of mayhem as
rescue workers ferried victims from the church, which witnesses said was
scattered with body parts, shrapnel and bloodied clothing.

On Sunday afternoon, the bodies of 45 victims were placed in coffins and
moved to the nearby Saint John’s Church, the oldest church in the city.

The coffins were placed next to one another in the church playground as
dozens of grieving relatives and mourners gathered around. The mood was
somber and angry.

A large contingent of police officers was deployed outside the church,
and mourners were allowed to enter the compound after a thorough
security check. Ambulances were allowed to enter the compound one by one
as dead bodies were then placed in vehicles to take them to the morgue.

The police said it was not clear whether the attack was the work of a
lone attacker or of two suicide bombers. Muhammad Ilyas, a senior
officer in Peshawar, said it was more likely that a lone suicide bomber
had first thrown a hand grenade before detonating his explosives.

“As soon as the service finished and the food was being distributed, all
of a sudden we heard one explosion, followed by another,” said Azim
Ghori, a witness.

It was the worst attack in years on the Christian minority in Pakistan,
and coincides with a broader wave of attacks on religious minorities
including Shiite Muslims this year.

In March, a Muslim mob swarmed through a Christian neighborhood
in the eastern city of Lahore, burning two churches and more than 100
houses. Christians also frequently find themselves accused of blasphemy
under Pakistan’s strict blasphemy laws.

The attacks are mostly orchestrated by Sunni extremist militant groups,
although some have also been claimed by the Pakistani Taliban.

The All Saints Church is one of the oldest in Peshawar and was built
during the British colonial era. It is at Kohati Gate in the city’s old
quarter, where numerous militant attacks have occurred in recent years,
mostly targeting Muslims.

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has been trying to initiate peace talks with
the Pakistani Taliban, aimed at ending a decade of violence. An
all-parties political conference held earlier this month gave the
government approval to start negotiations with the insurgents.

But that offer was publicly rejected by the Taliban, which later claimed
responsibility for the killing of a senior army general in Upper Dir,
near the Afghan border, last week.

Immediately after Sunday’s bombing, questions were again raised about the government’s plans to hold peace talks.

Mr. Sharif condemned the attack. “The terrorists have no religion and
targeting innocent people is against the teachings of Islam and all
religions,” he said in a statement.

The Pakistan Ulema Council, the largest clerical body, also condemned
the blast, saying that the council was “standing with our Christian
brothers in this tragedy.”

After the bombing, as people searched for their relatives on the church
premises, opposition politicians criticized the provincial government,
led by Imran Khan, for failing to send a senior minister to the scene.

“People are dying every day,” said Mian Iftikhar Hussain, a former
provincial minister, as he visited the church and tried to comfort
grieving protesters. “The government seems to be absent. The chief
minister and other ministers should visit the church.”

Hundreds of Christians and activists from various civil society groups
protested on the streets of the eastern city of Lahore in the hours
after the attack. They blocked roads in the city as they strongly
condemned the violence.

“We have not been protected,” said Pitras Masih, a young laborer who had
a wooden cross in his hand and a chain with a cross around his neck.
“We want justice.”

Another protester, Amina Bibi, from Joseph Colony, said, “Pakistan is our country and they should not kill Pakistanis.”

Others held aloft placards demanding justice. “There is a uniform behind this terrorism,” said one placard.