Express Tribune: LAHORE: The arson attack on Christian residents of Joseph Colony, Badami Bagh, three weeks ago was tragic and intolerable and such an incident must never be allowed to happen again, said Caretaker Chief Minister Najam Sethi here on Saturday.
Presiding over a meeting at the Chief Minister’s Secretariat concerning the reconstruction of homes in Joseph Colony, Sethi said no religion allowed “such an inhuman and barbaric act”, according to a press release from the Directorate General of Public Relations.
He said that all segments of society must play an active role in promoting tolerance and peace. The attack had not only resulted in the victimisation of a minority, but also damaged Pakistan’s image in the rest of the world. Inter-religious harmony was the need of the hour, he added.
The caretaker chief minister said all Pakistani citizens, regardless of religion, were equal before the law and protecting the lives and properties of citizens was the responsibility of the state. Christians had played an important role in the establishment and development of Pakistan, he said. Christian schools and universities, for example, were a crucial part of the education sector. He directed the authorities concerned to adopt an effective and concrete strategy for the protection of minorities.
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It seems Sethi Sahib would deserve to be serving for a longer term, than just ‘caretaker’… (Let’s see if he would say the same thing about the Ahmadiyya Muslim Jama’at’s members, who do not have such a strong ‘international lobby’ as the Christians).
Like someone said ” that will be the day” !!