Tragic: Christian pastor dies in road accident

GUJRANWALA: An elderly pastor died and three others were seriously injured in a hit-and-run near Pindi Bhattian at around 1:30am, Sunday. The deceased was identified as Hezekiel Sarosh, 73, senior pastor of Full Gospel Church, Gurumangat Road, Lahore. Pastor Yousaf Nawab, Munir Masih and Sharoon Masih were injured. They were taken to a hospital for treatment and later discharged. Police said their car was hit by a vehicle from behind and the driver was probably drunk. No FIR has been registered so far. The funeral for Pastor Sarosh will be held at St Mary Magdalene Cathedral, Cantt, at 3pm on Wednesday.

Published in The Express Tribune, November 8^th, 2015.