Pakistani Christian School under threat of blasphemy

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Lahore: December 1, 2012. (PCP) Muslim mob attacked a Christian school, Community Education Centre in Azad Town, Su-e Asal. Community Education Centre is a project of Community Advance Program Ministries (CAP). It is working for the uplift of the poorest of poor in Lahore. At 9:30 A.M the local prayer leader announced from his mosque that the staffs of Christian school has torn the pages of Quran ,He further stated that he had received an unknown call on his cell phone that some body had torn the pages of Quran in the school compound . Within No time hundred of local Muslim gathered at the main gate of school and even they tried to break in, however few Muslims went to the house of a women who was running a canteen in the school and they demanded the keys of the school, after seeing the seriousness of the situation she handed over the keys without any reluctance. Then the local Muslims had blocked the Main Ferozepur Road, police reached on the spot and sealed the school. WVIP, legal and Ground team led by Riaz Anjum Advocate and Napoleon Qayyum reached the spot and met with the local Muslims residents as well as the local police. The local Muslims women told our ground staff Mr. Asher “It is one of the best School in the locality, Almost 100 Muslim children are getting free education in this Christian school and we are satisfied with the education they are providing to our Children”. They further stated “the school administration never tried to teach anything against Islam to our children and they cannot do such disrespectable deed”. The Senior Advocate of WVIP Mr. Riaz Anjum remained in contact with the local police ,as well as our National Director Napoleon Qayyum was in contact with the High authorities of the Government of Pakistan. With their efforts police has taken the prayer leader under investigation and started tracking the record of the phone call and police has not taken any adverse action against the Christian school and its staff. The police also asked our legal team to pen-down some of the statements of the school staff, which will be done accordingly.

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