Pakistan's Christian community in shock after man shot dead

PAKISTAN’S Christian community is in shock over the death of a Christian who was shot following six months of persecution.

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PAKISTAN’S Christian community is in shock over the death of a Christian who was shot following six months of persecution.

Suleman Masih died last Wednesday (1 January) after being attacked by men on motorcycles in Kot Saadullah, Rahawali, Gujranwala on 29^th December 2024. He was shot, sustaining severe kidney damage.

He was buried on Saturday (4 January).

The National (Catholic) Commission for Justice and Peace (NCJP), which investigated the death, told Catholic charity Aid to the Church in Need (ACN) the killing was “a case of religious discrimination”.

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