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Pakistan Christian women stage a protest rally to demand an end to discrimination and persecution of the community in this undated image. Umar Saleem is still traumatized by the abuses and torture he endured in police custody after he and his brother were accused of defaming Islam , which sparked a Muslim mob attack on Christians in eastern“I tried to commit suicide during the interrogations,” Saleem, 28, a member of Full Gospel Assembly Church, told UCA News on June 3.
Saleem was accused of violating the law and threatened with dire consequences if he did not admit to committing the crime. They have not been able to return to their home in Jaranwala even after normalcy returned to the area. Other Christian families have returned. They say the law is abused in most cases to settle personal scores or to resolve disputes over money, property, or business.
“Religious minorities were targeted for their beliefs, including accusations of blasphemy, and were subject to mob violence, lynchings, and forced conversions. Attacks on and desecration of places of worship also occurred frequently throughout the year,” it stated. About 96.3 percent of Pakistan’s more than 241 million people are Muslims. Hindus and Christians make up 1.6 percent each, and the rest, less than one percent, are from other faiths, including Sikhs and Buddhists, the USCIRF noted.
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