Bomb attack on Christian family by Islamists in Nusrat Bhutto colony

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Karachi: September 5, 2012. (PCP) Today, at about 10:30 am a home-made bomb blast took place at the house of Yousuf Aziz by the religious extremists with a result that a Christian girl by the name Ms. Sonia Yousuf aged 18 years and her brother Irfan Yousuf aged 11 years were injured. After receiving this information the D. I. G. West and SHO Peerabad Police Station visited the house of Yousuf Aziz along with few policemen. In the meanwhile a bomb disposal team of two persons was also visited and examined the explosive and declared that it is a homemade bomb. Immediately the Chairperson of Global Human Rights Alliance Ms. Jacqueline Sultan along with her team also visited the house of Yousuf Aziz and consoled injured and inmates of the house. Mr. Saleem Khursheed Khokhar, Member Provincial Assembly Sindh, Chairman Standing Committee on Minority Affairs Sindh Assembly and President All Pakistan Minorities Alliance (APMA) Sindh also was present there and consoled and condemned this act of terrorism in the Christian Colony. Mr. Saleem Khursheed Khokhar Member of Parliament & Chairperson of Global Human Rights Alliance Ms. Jacqueline Sultan jointly condemned and assured the area Christians for their support. Ms. Jacqueline Sultan also assured their free legal aid for the victims as and when required. Mr. Saleem Khursheed Khokhar stressed that since last week young Christian by the name of Faisal Mughal was shot dead by indiscriminate firing at Christian Colony by the name of Essa Nagri and again on 4-9-2012 in Street No. 10, Azam Basti, Mehmoodabad indiscriminate firing took place in the Christian Area which is a matter of concern. In this respect, Mr. Saleem Khursheed Khokhar and the Chairperson of Global Human Rights Alliance appealed the Chief Minister Sindh for security and protection of Christian Colony / Dwellings in Karachi and arrest the culprits.

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On demand of our readers, I have decided to release E-Book version of "Trial of Pakistani Christian Nation" on website of PCP which can also be viewed on website of Pakistan Christian Congress www.pakistanchristiancongress.org . You can read chapter wise by clicking tab on left handside of PDF format of E-Book.

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