Pakistan Parliament Condemns Gojra Carnage
August 5, 2009 – 8:57 amParliament observed 2 minutes silence for victims on Federal Minister’s request
ANS:
ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN, August 3 - Pakistan Parliament on Monday condemned killings of Christians in Gojra on August 1 after Pakistan Federal Minister for Minorities, Mr. Shahbaz Bhatti presented a resolution urging parliament to condemn violence against Christians.
Pakistan Parliament unanimously passed Mr. Shahbaz Bhatti’s resolution to condemn Christians’ killings in Gojra.
In the national assembly session held on Monday, the Federal Minister for Minorities Mr. Shahbaz Bhatti appealed to the Speaker for initiation of debate in the house over Gojra incident.
As the Speaker allowed discussion over the issue, speeches were made in the parliament by various political leaders representing different political parties who showed their concern for families of victims and condemned the attack on Christians of Gojra.
The speakers extended their sympathies to the victims’ families and called for strong action against culprits.
The resolution urged the Pakistan Parliament to condemn the attack of burning of houses of Christians at Korian and Gojra and extend people’s sympathy and solidarity with the victims’ families.
The parliament demanded that the culprits should be awarded exemplary punishments according to the law and victims families rehabilitated.
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See ANS’s article: “60 Christian houses in Pakistan reduced to ashes by chemical bombs over blasphemy accusation”
Related MM post: Christians Burned to Death in Islamist Attacks
By Dan Wooding and Sheraz Khurram Khan
Special to ASSIST News Service
