Elderly Pakistani Men Accused of Blasphemy

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Elderly Pakistani Men Accused of Blasphemy

Police in Faisalabad, Pakistan have arrested two Catholic men on blasphemy charges, according to an October 9 report from AsiaNews. The two men, James and Buta Masih, both 70, allegedly burned pages from the Quran even though their accusers did not see them commit the act. The illiterate men were burning what they believed were merely scrap papers. A local Muslim, Arshad Mubarak, claimed that pages from the Quran were included. A local priest, Yaqoob Yousaf, said the plaintiff had been trying to get James Masih to sell his house but to no avail and that the accusations were an act of retribution.

Pray that all charges will be dropped against the men. Remember the many Christians suffering in Pakistani prisons on similar false charges.

For more information on the persecution of Christians in Pakistan, go to www.persecution.net/country/pakistan.htm.