“No, in all these things we are more than conquerors through him who loved us. For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels nor rulers, nor things present nor things to come, nor powers, nor height nor depth, nor anything else in all creation, will be able to separate us from the love of God in Christ Jesus our Lord.” Romans 8:37–39 ESV.

Pakistan’s National Assembly (NA) has passed a resolution condemning the recent mob-lynchings of Christians in the country.

The NA urged both federal and provincial governments to ensure the safety and security of all citizens, including Christians.

The Federal Minister for Defence, Khawaja Asif, stated that the rising incidents of violence against Christians in the country was an embarrassment:

“We must ensure the safety of our minority brothers and sisters. They have as much right to live in this country as the majority.”

The statement comes after radical Islamists led a mob that ransacked shops owned by Christians in Punjab province on May 25, using allegations of desecration of the Quran.

The mob singled out a Christian man, Nazir Gill Masih, brutally attacked him and his family and burned down his factory.

Masih was hospitalised in critical condition and later succumbed to his injuries. Many Christian families managed to escape the mob by locking themselves inside their houses. Police have registered a case against more than a hundred people.

In 2023, the NA voted to increase the punishment for blasphemy offences from three to at least ten years of imprisonment.

That year, thousands of rioters had burned 400 homes and 26 churches using fabricated allegations of blasphemy, sending Christian villagers fleeing for safety.

Experts say the country’s strict blasphemy law is often abused to intimidate Christians and other minority groups and to settle personal scores. Blasphemy is punishable by death in Pakistan.

Home Group Prayer

Dear LORD,

We thank you for the country of Pakistan and lift it up to you, especially your people there who live in fear and insecurity.

May the Light of Your Glory fill this Nation and turn hearts to you.

Reveal yourself to people in Dreams and Visions, so they come to know Your Love.

We especially lift up the problem of Pakistan’s blasphemy Law.

We ask that it be changed or abolished and that people would not misuse it for personal gain.

May believers there know your presence and claim your promises to never leave them nor forsake them.

Please be near to those who are suffering and in prison. Be their hope and their comfort.

We commit Pakistan into your hands, and pray for your hedge of protection around our brothers and sisters there.

In Jesus’ Name.

Amen.

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