Lahore: September 22, 2013. (PCP) Members of the Centre for Human Rights Education- Pakistan belonging to the different parts of the country and organizations strongly condemn the Peshawar attack in which reportedly several precious and innocent lives have been lost including women and children. On 22 September, Centre for Human Rights Education-Lahore and its members in collaboration with different civil society organizations staged a peaceful protest against attack on the Church in Peshawar and held candle light vigil for those who lost their lives. Mr. Samson Salamat (Director Centre for Human Rights Education) said that this attack is the latest manifestation of the growing intolerance and increasing violence in the country. Our society has been brutalized due to many factors; however, the weakening writ of the state is the main factor. It is the duty of the state to protect its citizens irrespective of their religious, lingual and ethnic background. However, the state has been showing the signs of weakness and is ready to negotiate with those elements who have been challenging its writ. In a special message, Mr. Naseer Memon, Chief Executive of Strengthening Participatory Organization who was in Lahore to participate in CHRE training program as a Resource Person has also extended condolences with the aggrieved families and condemned the barbaric attack on the peaceful Christians in Peshawar. At this occasion the Protestor demanded that the government should make every effort to arrest the culprits and give them exemplary punishments. Furthermore the government should make serious efforts to promote ethnic and religious tolerance in the country. Renowned human rights activist Saeeda Diep, Abduala Malik, William Basharat, Romail Yousaf, Adu Ram, Shahzad Murtaza (Voice of New Generation-Punjab), Umair Ahmed (Pak-India Peoples Forum for Peace and Democracy Toba Tek Singh), Komal Patras (Activist Advocacy Network) Almas Saiwara (Transparent NGOs Network-Pakistan, Faisalabad), Memoona Noor (Noor Welfare Society for Special Persons-Khanewal), Saima Anwer (Taqleek Foundation-Ghotki), Ms. Imtiaz Channa (Khairpur Rural Development Organization), Mehmood Ali Bakhat (Optimist Youth Network-Swat), Rashid Bashir Chatta (Al Rehmant Welfare Society Gujranwala), Rukshanda Sheik (Shah Abdual Lateef Bhatti-Hyderabad) Rubina Aziz (Kashkar Area Development program- Chitral), Sadia Batool (Public Welfare Organization-Lodhran), Seema Memon (SHEDS organization-Hyderbad), Punhal Seerlo (Batool welfare org-Shahdad Khot), Burhan Ali (Frontier development foundation-Mardan), Tanzeela Shar (Meesaq foundation-Sailkot), Adeel Jadoon (Youth Welfare Society-abbotabad), Khalida Parveen (Shojala for Social Change-Multan), Tariq Ali (Community Advancement & Support Welfare Association-Jacobabad), Rashida Zafar Ali (Helping Hands Trust-Karachi), Naveed Hussain (SINDHICA REFORMS SOCIETY-Nawabshah), shaleem Samuel (Lords home foundation-Lahore) and Gulraiz Khan (Development and awareness for women needs-Mardan) also participated in this protest.