Pakistani-American Pastor And Wife Shot Dead in Islamabad
Friday, August 31, 2007 (12:00 am)
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Worthy News - Your Daily Christian News ServicePakistani-American Pastor And Wife Shot Dead in IslamabadFriday, August 31, 2007 (12:00 am)
By Santosh Digal, BosNewsLife Southeast Asia Correspondent
ISLAMABAD, PAKISTAN (BosNewsLife) -- The pastor of a Christian church and his American wife were shot dead in their home in the Pakistani capital Islamabad, police said Thursday, August 30. The bodies of Arif Khan, a Pakistani-American citizen in his 50s, and his American wife Kathleen Khan, 45, were found late Wednesday at their home in a residential neighborhood of Islamabad, said Munawar Hussain, the local police chief in published remarks. The Associated Press news agency said the suspect was identified as a fellow Christian who police claimed did it as an "honor" killing, believing the pastor had been having an affair with the man's wife. Reverend Kahn was pastor of a small church in nearby Rawalpindi. Christians are a tiny minority in predominantly Muslim Pakistan. Killings in the name of restoring a family's perceived honor are not uncommon. MORE CONCERNS The latest killing was expected to underscore concerns among Christian pastors and missionaries about working in Pakistan following a spate of attacks against churches. Anti-Christian violence has been increasing in the country in recent years, several human rights groups have said. Funeral arrangements were not immediately clear Thursday, August 30. The US Embassy in Islamabad, citing American policies regarding privacy laws, refused to discuss the case. Copyright 2007 BosNewsLife. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed without our prior written consent. Copyright 2009 Worthy News. All rights reserved. This is an open forum. Any opinions expressed here do not necessarily reflect the views of Worthy News, or its parent ministry Worthy Ministries. Leave a Reply |
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