Brawl: No Sunday service after priests fight

Police said Priest David Asghar and his companions were attacked by Priest Iqbal Masih’s supporters.


Our Correspondent November 06, 2012

MIAN CHANNU: A Sunday service could not be arranged at the Church of Pakistan in Faisal Town this week after a fight between two groups on October 28. Three men were injured in the fight.

A case was registered against eight men for assault. Police said Priest David Asghar and his companions were attacked by Priest Iqbal Masih’s supporters when the former was holding a prayer service at the church.

Three men from Priest Asghar’s group were injured in the incident. He filed a case against Priest Iqbal Masih, Munir Aasi, Ulfat Masih, Javed Masih, Shafiq Masih, Arshad Mashih, Waqas Masih and Emanuel Masih. Khanewal District Police Officer has ordered an inquiry into the matter and directed Deputy Superintendent of Police Javed Khan to seal the church.

Published in The Express Tribune, November 6th, 2012.

 

COMMENTS (2)

antony | 11 years ago | Reply

the land is doing pretty weird things to people who at the pulpit (atleast for 1 hr) should preach peace as per the single most important rule of Jesus ( love!) . In Hitler's germany ,people would be blindly following total war call by goebbel against russians,france ,england and will stop during christmas week and resume fighting.. Pakistan is now afflicted by this violent war syndrome which is a virus.

Riaz Khan | 11 years ago | Reply

I have come to the conclusion that there is something wrong with our water since the madness is spreading very rapidly!

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