Those who have been following the plight of Christians in Pakistan for the past several years will likely remember an attack on a Presbyterian hospital in Taxila on August 9, 2002. Three nurses were killed and twenty-three injured when grenades were thrown into a chapel where staff was meeting for a morning prayer service. One of the attackers was also killed in the attack. The hospital, founded in 1922, specialized in eye diseases mostly for poor Muslims in the area. While the hospital did receive some foreign funding and was Christian-based, the hospital was staffed by Pakistanis.
According to a January 23 report from Associated Press, three men have been found guilty and sentenced to death for the attack. Another three were released for lack of evidence.
Pray that there will be no retaliation against Christians as a result of this verdict and that Christian agencies throughout Pakistan will be able to continue their work of meeting the spiritual and physical needs of Pakistanis.
For more information on persecution in Pakistan, go to https://www.vomcanada.com/pakistan.htm.
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