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		<title>The Murderous Results of the Peshawar Bombing</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Oct 2013 04:02:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben Barrack]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[For Christian victims, the outlook is particularly bleak. ]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://cdn.frontpagemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/pesh.jpg"><img class="alignleft  wp-image-206390" alt="pesh" src="http://cdn.frontpagemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/pesh-450x300.jpg" width="315" height="210" /></a>Innumerable lives haves been lost; people have lost legs, eyes, and other body parts. The major decline in freedom for the Christians in Pakistan is becoming clearer as a result of the Peshawar church bombing.</p>
<p>Robin Morris was one of the victims of the recent suicide bombing in Peshawar, Pakistan. While his injuries should not have been considered life-threatening, he is no longer alive. Robin’s passing was both tragic and unnecessary, not because of the attack, but because of a lack of treatment afterward.</p>
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<dt><a href="http://rescuechristians.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Robin_Morris-e1380922362985.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Robin Morris " src="http://rescuechristians.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Robin_Morris-e1380922362985.jpg" width="485" height="364" /></a></dt>
<dd><strong>                                       Robin Morris</strong></dd>
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<p>Here is a note we received about Robin from our contact in Pakistan (the note was sent to us earlier today):</p>
<blockquote><p><em>Last night, as we were on our way back to Lahore, Robin Morris called us at about 12:00 a.m. He requested us to help him with money so he could be moved to a good hospital; he was in desperate need of an operation. He had ball bearings (which were used in Church blast) in his both legs and had multiple fractures.</em></p>
<p><em>We promised him that we would be back within the next couple of days and to please hang on and wait for us.</em></p>
<p><em>We just learned that he died a few minutes ago and we feel so helpless.</em></p>
<p><em>He was the Employee of the Church of Pakistan but they also did not support him. He requested assistance from almost every NGO but received nothing.</em></p>
<p><em>He was the father of two minor kids.</em></p></blockquote>
<p>Our contact also provided us with some details about other victims of the bombing:</p>
<p><strong>Sabira Zulifqar</strong> – Her one eye had been damaged in the blast and doctors had to remove it. Her daughter had multiple fractures in her arm, whereas her husband had to have chest surgery. We need to shift all the family members to private hospitals and we need about 100,000 PKR (approx. $1000) for this family.</p>
<p><strong>Khalida</strong> – She was 7 months pregnant but lost her child as a result of the blast. Because of infection, she has been operated on twice. She is in a government hospital and in need of proper treatment. She still needs surgery. This can cost us between 70,000-80,000 PKR ($700 – $800).</p>
<p><strong>Kashmala Munawar</strong> – Thirteen year-old girl in the 9th grade. She lost one of her legs due to the blast. If she were in any private hospital, her leg likely could have been saved. During this deadly blast, Kashmala’s two sisters (Fiza and Samera) and mother were also badly injured. Her mother and two sisters were moved by the government in Islamabad.</p>
<p>This is my personal request that we should help this family with its most urgent and basic needs. We would like to get her an artificial leg and support her in the treatment. It’s really important.</p>
<p>We need to shift Kashmala to a private hospital as well.</p>
<p><strong>**UPDATE**</strong></p>
<p>Just now I received a call from our contact in Peshawar. She told us that “Doctors have removed Kashmala’s second leg too.” That is why we are trying to provide her with private treatment, which will cost approximately 150,000 PKR ($1500).</p>
<p>Attached is her picture, which we took yesterday.</p>
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<dt><a href="http://rescuechristians.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Kashmala-Munawar-e1380923371487.jpg" target="_blank"><img alt="Kashmala Munawar " src="http://rescuechristians.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/Kashmala-Munawar-e1380923371487.jpg" width="485" height="364" /></a></dt>
<dd><strong>                                     Kashmala Munawar</strong></dd>
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<p>While our overall mission in Pakistan has not changed, we are compelled to focus right now on the immediate need for getting aid to the victims of the Peshawar suicide bombing. A key problem there right now has to do with the complete lack of care these victims are getting from government hospitals. Many of these victims don’t have to die; they just need more professional care.</p>
<p>We ask for your assistance in helping these victims. Any amount you can afford will help.</p>
<p><strong>If you would like to help us help the victims of the Peshawar suicide bombing, please <a href="http://rescuechristians.org/purchasedonate/" target="_blank">click here.</a></strong></p>
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		<title>Christian in Pakistan Sentenced to Life, but Luckily Released</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Sep 2013 04:07:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ben Barrack]]></dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The frightening case of Sajjad Masih -- accused of blasphemy. ]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://cdn.frontpagemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/s1.jpg"><img class="alignleft  wp-image-204607" alt="s1" src="http://cdn.frontpagemag.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/s1.jpg" width="280" height="373" /></a>On July 13, 2013, Sajjad Masih, a young Christian man, was sentenced to life in prison by Mian Shahzad Raza, the additional session Judge of Gojra, a city of Toba Tek Singh District in the Punjab province of Pakistan. The prosecution failed to provide any evidence against Sajjad, but the judge still sentenced him to life in prison.</p>
<p>Sajjad was accused – under the strict blasphemy law – of violating section 295-C and 25-D of the Telegraph ACT and the FIR (criminal complaint) was registered by Tariq Saleem, who was a resident of Kot Ghulam Mohammad city Gojra.</p>
<p>On Dec. 29, 2011, Sajjad Masih, through his lawyer Javed Masih, <a href="http://www.news.va/en/news/asiapakistan-christian-sentenced-to-life-imprisonm" target="_blank">surrendered to police,</a> as they were regularly harassing his family. The police tortured him to extract a confession for a crime he did not commit.</p>
<p>Gojra City is a very sensitive area for blasphemy cases. Earlier in 2009, due to a similar case, Muslims set ablaze the Christian colony and eight people were burned alive. The fire was started from the Korian Village, Dist. Toba Tek Singh and hundreds of houses were turned to ashes. Many families fled their homes and shifted to other areas of the country.</p>
<p>The area is also known as the home of the banned militant organization Lashkar e Jhangvi. It was reported earlier that the local government is backing up this organization and even after July 13, when Sajjad Masih was sentenced, hundreds of Muslims protested on the road of Gojra city to change his sentence of life in prison to a death sentence. They put banners all over the Gojra city.</p>
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<dt><em>“The Only punishment for the blasphemer: Cut his head from the body. Life in prison is not acceptable… not acceptable… not acceptable.”</em></dt>
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<p><em>“Immediately Hang the Blasphemer and revoke the lifetime imprisonment. Oh ruler, act sanely.”</em></p>
<p>After we found out other NGOs had botched this sensitive case, by request from the family of Sajjad Masih, we decided to provide resources and try to help and secure Sajjid’s release. We helped the persecuted young man and his family with a legal team. Our lawyers, Mr. Javed Masih, Mr. Tariq Iqbal and Mr. Nadeem Hassan, filed an appeal against the judgement dated 13/7/2013 in the high court of Lahore. We also filed an acquittal application in the high court of Lahore.</p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Sajjad Family and Legal Team</strong></p>
<p>It is quite unusual and surprising that two FIRs (criminal complaints) were registered against Sajjad Masih for the same offense (FIR number 820/2011 and 80/2012 under section 295-C).</p>
<p>We believed that G-d would help us rescue Sajjad Masih and restore his freedom, reuniting him with his family. And we were right. He was recently released, and thanks very much to <em><a href="http://rescuechristians.org/">RescueChristians.org</a></em>.</p>
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