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    LAHORE: The Muslim and Christian communities came together during Sunday mass in a show of solidarity in Lahore.


    Hand in hand as many as 200-300 people formed a human chain outside the St Anthony’s Church adjacent to the District Police Lines at the Empress Road, in a show of solidarity with the victims of the Peshawar church attack two weeks back, which resulted in over a 100 deaths. The twin suicide attack on All Saints church occurred after Sunday mass ended and is believed to be the country’s deadliest attack on Christians.

    Standing in the small courtyard of St Anthony’s Church, as Mufti Mohammad Farooq delivered a sermon quoting a few verses of the Holy Quran that preached tolerance and respect for other beliefs, Father Nasir Gulfam stepped right next to him after having conducted a two hour long Sunday service inside the church. The two men stood should to shoulder, hand in hand as part of the human chain that was formed outside the church not just as a show of solidarity but also to send out a message, ‘One Nation, One Blood’.

    “Well the terrorists showed us what they do on Sundays. Here we are showing them what we do on Sundays. We unite,” said Mohammad Jibran Nasir, the organizer who made the calls for the event on social media.


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    Human chain formed to protect Christians during Lahore mass – The Express Tribune
    In Islamabad


    ISLAMABAD: A human chain was formed around the Our Lady of Fatima Church in Islamabad during the Sunday Mass in a show of solidarity with the Christian community of Pakistan.

    The event was organised by Pakistan For All – a collective of citizens concerned about the growing attacks on minorities. A small crowd gathered for the event, which saw the church’s pastor join the activists with ulema from the Shia and Sunni sects.


    Previously, similar human chains were formed outside the St Patrick’s Cathedral in Karachi and St Anthony’s Church in Lahore following the Peshawar church attacks on September 22 which killed hundreds of worshippers.

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    Human chain formed to protect Islamabad church – The Express Tribune
    And A very interesting Comment.
    Beside this from the DNA test of the suicide bomber today.Officially media reported that they were foriegners,(uzbek?).
    TTP Also has denied involvement in Church Bombing.

    Proud of My Christian and all the other minorities.
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