human chain formed to protect Christians during the Mass of Lahore
By Aroosa Shaukat
Lahore: Muslim and Christian communities met at the Sunday Mass a show of solidarity in Lahore last month.
together 0-300 people formed a human chain outside the church of Saint-Antoine next to the district police lines in the road of the Empress, in a show of solidarity with the victims of the attack on the church Peshawar, which has resulted in over 100 deaths. The twin suicide bombing at All Saints church took place after Mass ended Sunday and is considered the deadliest attack on Christians in the country.
Standing in the small courtyard of the church of St. Anthony as Mufti Mohammad Farooq delivered a sermon quoting some verses of the Holy Quran that preaches tolerance and respect for other beliefs, the father Nasir Gulfam intervened just off him, after making a long two hours Sunday service in the church. Both men must assume, together as part of the human chain that was formed outside the church not only as a show of solidarity, but also to send a message, " One Nation, One Blood ".
as part of an attempt to raise public awareness, the human chain was the second after a similar event was organized in Karachi outside St. Patrick's Cathedral by an organization called Pakistan for all - a collective citizens concerned about the increasing attacks on minorities. "Well, the terrorists have shown us what they do on Sunday. Here, we show them what we do on Sundays. We unite," said Mohammad Jibran Nasir, the organizer who made calls to the event on social media. Flying from Karachi to the human chain, Nasir and his group are there to defend the need for interfaith harmony. "I do not see why our politicians and leaders should not leave their homes, leave the luxury of their homes safe and supportive of the common man," he said.
(The Express Tribune)
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