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Christian Youth Killed In Lahore Sparks Outrage; One Suspect Arrested
by Stefan J. Bos, Worthy News Chief International Correspondent
LAHORE, PAKISTAN (Worthy News) – Pakistani police have launched a criminal investigation after a young Christian man was brutally killed in the eastern city of Lahore, an attack that has shocked members of the country’s small Christian community, investigators told Worthy News on Saturday.
Authorities said Salati Masih, believed to be in his early 20s, was fatally attacked with iron rods and a knife in the Bao Wala area along Barki Road in Lahore on March 13, according to Christian rights advocates.
Police at Lahore’s C Division Police Station registered a First Information Report (FIR) — the legal step required to open a criminal case — against two Muslim suspects, Muhammad Bilal and Muhammad Awais, in connection with the killing.
Officials said one suspect has been arrested, while authorities continue searching for the second alleged attacker.
CHRISTIAN COMMUNITY SHOCKED
The victim’s body was transported to his family’s home in Gujranwala district, where he was buried Saturday as relatives, friends, and community members gathered to mourn his death, Christians confirmed.
Christian leaders condemned the killing as a disturbing act of violence against a member of a religious minority.
“An innocent Christian youth has been killed in an extremely brutal and cruel manner,” said Pastor Imran Amanat of LEAD Ministries, an advocacy group supporting persecuted Christians.
“This shocking act offends human conscience and raises urgent questions about the protection of minorities in our society,” he told Worthy News.
CALLS FOR JUSTICE
Sardar Mushtaq Gill, founder of LEAD Ministries, urged authorities to ensure justice for the victim and his family.
“We demand that the authorities take swift action to bring the perpetrators to justice and provide solace to the grieving family,” Gill said in a statement to Worthy News.
Authorities have not announced a motive, and the investigation remains ongoing.
The killing follows a series of recent murders and attacks involving Christians in Pakistan, raising renewed concerns about the safety of minority communities in the Muslim-majority nation.
POLICE DETAIN MORE SUSPECTS
Last week, Pakistani police arrested two Muslim suspects in connection with the killing of Marqas Masih, a 22-year-old Christian agricultural worker whose death sparked protests in Punjab province. Authorities identified the suspects as Muhammad Mohsin and Basharat Kharl after Masih was found dead in the village of Chak No. 36 in the Markabad area of Sargodha district.
In another case in late February, an 11-year-old Christian girl, Maryam, was abducted and killed by a Muslim neighbor in the city of Gujranwala, investigators told Worthy News. Police later shot and killed the suspect during what authorities described as an encounter.
Christian advocates say numerous similar incidents in recent months and years have fueled fears among believers who feel they lack adequate protection in the Islamic nation. Rights groups say Christians frequently face discrimination, violence, and accusations under Pakistan’s controversial blasphemy laws, which have been criticized internationally.
Advocacy group Open Doors has placed Pakistan 7th on the 2026 World Watch List, an annual index of countries where it claims Christians face the most severe persecution.
Christians make up roughly 1.5 to 2 percent of the population — about 3 to 4 million believers — in Pakistan’s predominantly Muslim population of more than 240 million people, according to official estimates.
Copyright 1999-2026 Worthy News. This article was originally published on Worthy News and was reproduced with permission.
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