Pakistani Christian Mother Raped & Murdered in Lahore


Shazia Imran is a 40-year-old Christian widow who was abducted, gang raped, & stabbed to death for refusing to convert to Islam and marry a Muslim by the name of Mani Gujjar.  Shazia was a resident of the city of Lahore and worked at the daycare center of the Lahore University of Management Sciences.  For months Shazia was stalked and harassed by Mani Guijar who continually pressured her to marry him.  Though the harassment was reported to the authorities, they did nothing to stop it.  On July 3rd, Shazia was abducted by Mani, his brother, and two of his cousins, who then proceeded to rape Shazia, cut her throat, and then doused her body in acid in order to try and cover up the crime. 
 
Shazia's husband sadly died 18 months earlier, and while police have ruled his death as an "accident," many members of Shazia's family suspect that the four men who raped her are also the ones responsible for the death of her husband.  Shazia leaves behind three children: a a son named Salman (Age 16), a second son named Abrar (Age 6), and a daughter named Aliza (Age 7), who are now orphans.  At this present time, the children are being cared for by extended relatives, who are currently pleading with Christian organizations for help.  Sadly, incidents like this are common in Pakistan.  In the year 2022 the Lahore-based Center for Social Justice reported that there were at least 124 documented cases of Pakistani women belonging to religious minorities (Christianity, Hindu, or Sikh) being targeted for abduction & forced conversion, with many such women being forced to marry their abductor.  

At this present time Mani Gujjar is in police custody and has confessed to the crime, but thus far he has refused to implicate anybody else and the police have shown little interest in pursuing justice against the other three perpetrators.  Making matters worse, Gujjar is a member of a very influential family in the region and they are making threats against Shazia's family if they do not withdraw their demands for justice.  Shazia's remaining family has had to go into hiding due to these threats. 


Sources:

"A 40-year-old Christian Woman, Shazia Imran Murdered for not Converting to Islam in Pakistan."  Pakistan Christian Post.  July 02, 2023.  Accessed from https://www.pakistanchristianpost.com/head-line-news-details/7804.

"Muslim in Pakistan Confesses to Killing Christian Woman."  Morning Star News.  July 03, 2023.  Accessed from https://morningstarnews.org/2023/07/muslim-in-pakistan-confesses-to-killing-christian-woman/.



Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

Honor Killing in Chicago

Image
On Jan. 23rd, 2024, 63-year-old Palestinian-Muslim resident Maher Kassem was arrested by the police for murdering his wife Majeda Kassem as well as his three adult daughters.  Police report this to be a clear case of domestic violence while Maher is on record stating that he felt his family didn't appreciate him and treat him in the manner that he deserved to be treated.   "The defendant was recorded volunteering things about having just retired, and that 'She treats me like a [expletive] dog," said Cook County Assistant State's Attorney Scott Clark. "'I worked 40 years.' and 'I worked all my life to give my family a better home, and they treat me like  [expletive].'"   A family member of Majeda Kassem said there was constant verbal abuse going on in the home - adding that Kassem's wife contemplated leaving, but stayed for the sake of her children. Maher Kassem Maher Kassem & His Three Daughters Muslim-American activists claim tha...
Read more

Apartheid in the Middle East

Image
THE MIDDLE EAST'S REAL APARTHEID By Efraim Karsh "Israel Apartheid Week his cities and campuses throughout the world.  This charge, of course, is not only completely false, but the inverse of the truth.  If apartheid is indeed a crime against humanity, Israel is actually the only apartheid-free state in the Middle East.  By contrast, apartheid has been an integral part of the Middle East for over a millennium, and the Arab Muslim nations continue to legally, politically, and socially enforce this discriminatory practice against their hapless minorities. Religious Intolerance:  Muslims historically viewed themselves as distinct from, and superior to, all non-Muslims.  Non-Muslims, known in history as "Dhimmis," never enjoyed equal rights under Islam.  Even non-ruling Muslim factions have been historically oppressed by their dominant co-religionists Ethnic inequality:  This legacy of intolerance extends beyond the religious sphere...
Read more

ISIS Terrorists Slaughter Christians in the Congo

Image
For years the Democratic Republic of the Congo has been a region of great instability & violence with a dozen armed groups and over 100 criminal gangs operating in the Eastern region of the DRC alone.  Among those groups is the Allied Democratic Forces, a Jihadists terrorist organization that pledged allegiance to ISIS in 2018.  During the month of June, the group claimed responsibility for attacks that killed over 150 Christian villagers, 38 killed on the 8th of June alone.  The Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) recently released images posted by the Allied Democratic Forces on a Telegram account that detailed some of the recent horrific attacks.   Christian Villagers Slaughtered by the ADF Militants These Jihadists Militants, armed with guns & machetes, attacked soldiers and civilians alike.  Images revealed dozens of victims, some of whom were shot while others had their hands tied behind their backs & their throats slashed, clearl...
Read more