Christians of Pakistan

While we talk about the minority rights and specially the Christian community, we have to keep
in mind that how the Christian community took part in standing Muslim league and Mohammad
Ali Jinnahs campaign for a separate homeland for the Muslim minority living then I united India
under the British rule.
In the Punjab legislative assembly the number of Hindu and Muslim members was even. Twice
the resolution of Pakistan ended in a draw. Then M.A. Jinnah requested the four Christian
members of the Punjab assembly to support Muslim leagues resolution and in this way they
voted in favor of the resolution and it was passed in Punjab legislative assembly. Due to this
reason a lot of areas now included in Pakistan where the Muslim population was 47% and 4%
Christian population were considered with the Muslim population giving the simple majority of
51%. Those areas were then included in Pakistan by the boundary commission.
In the early years Christians provided full cooperation in all aspects of life to the Pakistani
government. Especially in the fields of education and health the Christian institutions scattered
throughout Pakistan provided their services in these two specific fields, which have never been
appreciated by the ruling class and so called leaders.
Instead Christians were always treated as anti Pakistan and Islam. Our institutions were snatched
by Bhutto government and the part takers in the making of Pakistan were considered as minority
and second class citizens, even the right to choose our parliament members. Winning part selects
those, who are their court men.
After the era of General Zia ul Haq there was a huge uprising of Islamic radical elements. The
Afghan was provided a shield to this uprising, supported by the western and European
governments. Although it was against Russia, but these radical elements divided into many
groups and fighting for their own Islamic agendas.
Then the Benazir government and the Nawaz government started providing shelter to the
religious groups. These groups were openly proclaiming their anti Christian agenda. No
government specially the Nawaz Sharif Government disowned their agenda rather his
government always helped the Taliban. His government in 1990-1993 passed the laws against
minorities, which are now swinging on the minorities heads like a sword. The Islamic groups
became stronger and stronger day by day and won favors of majority in general. Now besides
these prevailing circumstances the Christian churches although their heart burning desire could
not perform their role in harmony. They are always threat by mullahs.
They cannot claim anything as their right. They provide the education in their religious Marissas
based on hatred and anti peace syllabus.

The government of Punjab and KPK are fully convinced by their agenda and system and give
them all the possible help.
While generally the Muslim governments are trying hard to soften the face of Islam. They are
trying to thereon dust into the eyes of West and Europe. The nongovernmental organizations of
both West and Europe are providing funds to the fundamentalists unaware of their motives
hidden behind their soft image. Their funds are being used in spreading terrorism and deestablishing governments throughout the world.
The Western and European governments should take some measures to put a check on such
NGOs working their agendas.
The Christians living in Pakistan need the attention of UNO and the liberal democratic West and
Europe. Otherwise the Christian community in Pakistan will suffer seriously and may abolish
one day.

Elizabeth Ruben