Christians in Pakistan Attacked to Force Withdrawal of Rape Case
Muslims accused of sexually assaulting 14-year-old girl.
April 15, 2026 By Christian Daily International-Morning Star News - Leave a Comment
LAHORE, Pakistan (Christian Daily International–Morning Star News) – Muslims in Pakistan accused of gang-raping a Christian girl attacked the victims’ relatives on Sunday (April 12) in an attempt to coerce the family to drop sexual assault charges, sources said.
The group injured two Catholic young men and later set fire to their home in Chak 437-GB village, Tehsil Samundri in the Faisalabad Division of Punjab Province, according to a police complaint filed on Monday (April 13).
Arshad Masih alleged that Zaman Shafique, along with five to six accomplices, assaulted his relatives Faisal Masih and Naveed Masih on Sunday (April 12), leaving them injured, according to the First Information Report (FIR). Masih stated that later at about midnight, the assailants returned and set fire to a thatched section of the family’s home.
The police complaint linked the attack to an ongoing criminal case registered last year over the gang-rape of a 14-year-old Christian girl, a cousin of the young men assaulted. Shafique and the suspects in the sexual assault case had been attempting to coerce the family to settle out of court, according to the FIR.
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