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Pakistan: 2,000 Protest Government’s Demolition Of Church Buildings

January 19, 2012 | Asia
January 19, 2012
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Pakistan: 2,000 Protest Government’s Demolition Of Church Buildings
ICC Note 
“We shall continue protesting until the government returns all the land it took and pays for the losses.” 
01/18/2012 Pakistan (Catholic Culture)-Two thousand Pakistani Christians, including Auxiliary Bishop Sebastian Shah of Lahore, priests, and Protestant leaders, protested the Punjabi government’s decision to confiscate Church land and demolish the charitable and educational institutions located on it.

“We shall continue protesting until the government returns all the land it took and pays for the losses,” said Father Morris Jalal. “We do not fear anyone and will fight for our rights.

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