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In wake of latest attacks, Pakistan Christians denounce ‘second-class status’
August 21, 2023
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CWN Editor's Note: Mobs of Muslim zealots burned Christian churches and homes outside Faisalabad on August 16, in a violent protest sparked by reports of desecration of the Qu’ran.
Islam is the official religion of the South Asian nation of 243 million (map), the fifth most populous in the world. 97% of Pakistan’s people are Muslim.
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