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Pakistan: Muslim extremists
set on fire house
of Bishop Naeem Samuel |
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Lahore: August 22, 2010. (PCP) The Bishop House of
Trinity Evangelical Prayer Assemblies Church in Youhanna Abad,
Lahore was set on fire on August 21, 2010, when Bishop Dr. Naeem
Samuel who is also Rector of Trinity Biblical University was not
at home nor his any family member.
The fire suddenly broke out and neighbors saw smoke coming out and
called Police Rescue and Fire Brigade which took control on blaze
but still all household was burnt except adjacent office and
Library.
Honorable Bishop Dr. Naeem Samuel is running cable TV network in
Lahore which broadcasts religious films, prayers and Bible Courses
on which he have been receiving threats.
The calls to stop broadcasting of Cable TV “Bible Broadcasting
Network BBN” were being received by Bishop Dr. Naeem Samuel from
Muslims.
It is doubted that Islamic elements who were threatening Bishop
Samuel pressuring him to stop BBN have thrown any chemical to set
Bishop House on fire because electric short circuit or any other
cause was not found of fire. The fire burnt down all furniture of
home and other livelihood house items.
Bishop Samuel is also administering Christian University Campus in
Yohanna Abad where Bachelor of Divinity degrees and Pastoral
Training is facilitated and dozens of servants of Lord are
ordained.
Yohanna Abad is residential colony of more than 10,000 Christian
families and most populist in metropolitan city of Lahore.
The Christian residents of Yohanna Abad have feared that Muslim
extremists can attack on them any day and they have started it by
setting on fire Bishop House of Trinity Evangelical Prayer
Assemblies Church which have hundreds of congregates in vicinity. |
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