A nine-year-old
Christian boy Izhan and his mother Shakil, a nurse in the Civil Hospital Quetta
have been released from the Civil Lines Police Station Quetta after
interrogation. The victims were accused of burning the Quran on October 20,
2016. When the matter came in the notice of Ms. Asiya Nasir, Member of the
National Assembly of Pakistan from Quetta, Mr. William John Barkat,, Member of
Provincial Assembly of and Mr. Shahzad Kundan an activist and resident of the
area became active to bring the accused and the local Christian community from
the sense of horror and terror. There was so much sense of insecurity in the
Christians until the matter was resolved, according to Pakistan Christian
Post. Credit goes to the local
leadership of Jamiat Ulema Islam (F) which played a tremendous role because Ms.
Asiya Nasir MNA and Mr. William John Barkat MPA belong to the same political
party Jamiat Ulema Islam (F). First Information Report number 167 was
registered on October 21, 2016 against the unknown persons on the desecration
of Quran. Professor Anjum James Paul, Chairman Pakistan Minorities Teachers’
Association has appreciated the role of Muslim and Christian political leaders
for taking responsible measures to avoid any conflict between the two
communities. He stressed that it is urgently needed to take such kind of prompt
action wherever such incidents take place so that there may not be loss to the
lives and properties of innocent people.