Protests across Pakistan against church bombings

The attack on All Saints church in the provincial capital of northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa after a service on Sunday is believed to be the deadliest ever to target the country’s small Christian minority. The death toll from the double suicide bombing rose to 81 on Monday as Christians all over the country protested against the blast, chanting slogans against the government and demanding greater security for the minorities.

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Shatadru Mazumder

Sep 23, 2013 04:24pm

Why are not the muslims protesting as well?

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Shatadru Mazumder

Sep 23, 2013 04:28pm

Why are not the muslims protesting as well?

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joe

Sep 23, 2013 05:51pm

@Shatadru Mazumder: every citizen, every race, every religion need to protest this madness. Gov need to act in full force and capture and kill those who are responsible.

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noor

Sep 23, 2013 07:04pm

This is a tragic moment for ALL CITIZENs of Pakistan. But I would ask one question: Why are they burning materials on roads? Why do we need to protest like this? Please try to understand that this will only hurt us more. We cant do what these talibans have been doing to us and to our country.

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Khalid

Sep 23, 2013 08:46pm

Why are only Christians protesting. Do Muslims of Pakistan not feel the pain?.

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SHM

Sep 23, 2013 09:37pm

If a minority of another faith is treated like this in a Muslim country, what fairness we Muslims can expect in a non Muslim country. Shame on the Pakistani government as well as those supposed to be so called Muslims who took part in this carnage. Who can blame the West's growing anti Muslim feelings. Adding insult to injury we saw another senseless killings in Nairobi and another massacre at a funeral prayer in Baghdad. I am really ashamed.

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Ravi Ingale from Pune

Sep 24, 2013 10:26am

At least Minority can protest in Muslims dominated country.

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Hamwir Singh

Sep 24, 2013 03:42pm

@noor: Yes you CAN do! Spread out secular education; nuke off madrasa education; free the society of war culture and most importantly begin to learn self respect by not living off the American's charity and dole.

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AliBengali

Sep 24, 2013 05:10pm

Loooool.. This is Pakistan today...

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joe

Sep 24, 2013 06:01pm

eliminate all taliban's from Pak

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shahan

Sep 25, 2013 01:13pm

@Shatadru Mazumder: Had we muslims started to realize the pain of other people (including different sects in the same religion), we would have been in a better form in the world. We are selfish!

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