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Pakistani Christian women threatened

Friday, August 24, 2012



Islamabad, Pakistan — Pakistani Christian women collect their belongings to leave their home in a suburb of Islamabad, yesterday. A Christian girl from the same locality was sent to a Pakistani prison after being accused by her furious Muslim neighbours of burning pages of the Islamic holy book, the Quran, in violation of the country's strict blasphemy laws. According to families they feel threatened and were asked by Muslim house owners to vacate their houses. (Photo:AP)



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