Pakistan: One Christian pastor killed, one other injured in gun assault

On Sunday (January 30), a Christian pastor was gunned down by miscreants in Madina Market in Peshawar metropolis in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. The space falls inside the jurisdiction of the Gulbahar police station.
As per reviews, the sufferer was recognized as one pastor William Siraj of All Saints Church. Besides, one other priest named Reverend Patrick Naeem was critically injured within the gun assault.
According to the police, the pastors got here underneath gunfire from unidentified assailants whereas they have been travelling for private work in a van on the Ring Road. While Siraj died on the spot, pastor Naeem was rushed to the Lady Reading Hospital. He is alleged to be in a steady situation now.
Pakistani Christian priest William Siraj killed & priest Rev. Patrick Naeem wounded in gun assault in Peshawar in the present day on Sunday. #Pakistan pic.twitter.com/rrud0Jq9SS— FJ (@Natsecjeff) January 30, 2022
The hospital authorities knowledgeable that the useless physique of pastor Siraj can be handed over to his household. Meanwhile, a big contingent of police has been deployed within the crime spot. The cops have launched a search operation to nab the accused.
The dastardly assault was condemned by a number of individuals on social media. President of Bishop Church of Pakistan, Azad Marshall, tweeted, “We strongly condemn the firing on clergy of Diocese of Peshawar and instant killing of Pastor William Siraj and injuring Rev Patrick Naeem earlier today. We demand justice and protection of Christians from the Government of Pakistan.”
Screengrab of the tweet by Bishop Azad Marshall
It have to be talked about that the pastors belonged to the All Saints Church of Peshawar, which has been operational since 1883. The Church got here underneath a lethal terror assault in September 2013, resulting in the dying of over 75 individuals. The assault was orchestrated by two Islamist suicide bombers, belonging to the Pakistani Taliban. While taking accountability for the assault, the Islamist outfit stated that it was carried out to avenge US drone strikes in North-west tribal areas in Pakistan.