Some 300 armed Muslim
students attacked a
Christian boys' school in
northern Pakistan in
retaliation to French
satirical newspaper
Charlie Hebdo's
controversial drawings of
Mohammed.
According to the
Christian Post , the
incident took place at
Panel High School,
which is located in the
province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
At least four boys were injured and the school
was badly damaged.
Nasir Saeed, director of the NGO Center for
Legal Aid Assistance & Settlement (CLAAS),
called the attacks "sad."
"It is very sad that Islamic radicals attack
Pakistani Christians because of Charlie Hebdo.
Christians condemn the blasphemous cartoons,"
he told Fides News Agency .
"It is a shame that even after 67 years since the
birth of Pakistan, Christians have not yet been
considered Pakistani citizens, but are seen as
'Western allies,'" he said.
Saeed explained that such attacks on Pakistan's
minority Christian community are not uncommon.
"Whenever incidents occur in Western countries,
the faithful Pakistanis are attacked. Christians,
who are already living under constant fear for
their lives, become even more vulnerable," the
CLAAS director said.
"It is the politicians' duty to create a cultural
environment and a society in which Christians
and religious minorities feel safe," he added.
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