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CHRISTMAS IN PAKISTAN BELIES
ZIONIST/HINDU
PROPAGANDA
Jihad Movement Condemns Attack on Christians
AN ISOLATED INCIDENT OF ATTACK ON CHRISTIANS BY FRINGE ELEMENTS IS
BEING PRESENTED IN THE WESTERN MEDIA AS AN ATTACK ON PAKISTANI
CHRISTIANS. Most Pakistanis see this incident as an attack by Indian or Zionist
agents or (as some say) even by government agents.
ISLAM
CONDEMNS SUCH
ATTACKS.
On December 25, Christians, a very tiny minority in Pakistan,
joyously celebrated Christmas. Leading Pakistani newspapers, such as
the Urdu language daily NAWAE WAQT, printed Christmas greetings to
Christians on the front page in multicolor.
Churches held services in peace and with due solemnity of the occasion.
New Trend's representative visited a Christian church at the village
level and fraternized with Christians offering them greetings for Jesus
(pbuh) respect for whom is common to both Christianity and Islam.
Numerous Pakistani businesses are offering discounts to Christians
on this special occasion. There is no fear or anxiety among Christians.
In sharp contrast to the treatment of
MUSLIMS IN AMERICA,
Pakistanis
are not treating Christians as terrorist suspects or enemy agents. No
one is telling them to leave for western countries from where priests
come over regularly with funds for Pakistani Christians.
Some Muslims have advised Christian leaders to disassociate themselves
from the attacks of Falwell and Roberstson on Prophet Muhammad (pbuh).
Other than that, there is no pressure whatever on the Christians or the
funding they get from
America
(although America is more unpopular today than ever before).
In the last couple of years, there were two incidents of attacks on
Christian churches. Pakistanis outright condemn these attacks and many
think these were carried out either by Indian agents or by government
agents trying to defame the Islamic militants. The Jihad movement has urged
Musharref to ensure that such incidents do not take place or should let
the Islamic fighters defend the churches if it cannot do its duty as a
Muslim government.
A couple of Pakistani Christians visited the U.S. last year and tried
to help the Falwell types by exaggerating the one or two incidents in
which Christians blasphemed the Prophet Muhammad (pbuh) and faced severe
punishment under law. Such fringe incidents are totally out of context
with Pakistani realities. Churches are secure, Jesus is honored,
Christianity is protected and integrated into Pakistani society.
Hatred of Christianity is unknown in Pakistan because a Muslim can
never insult Jesus (peace be on him) and still claim to be Muslim. The
insults against Jesus are coming from the Zionist
Jews
hostile to all
religious values.
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