Daily Times

LAHORE: A collective prayer ceremony for the martyrs of recent terrorist attacks in the country was held at the FGA Ground, Bahar Colony, Kot Lakhpat on Sunday. Minister for Minorities and Human Rights Khalil Tahir Sandhu, Pastor Anwar Fazal, Nida Fazal, MPA Shehzad Munshi, Pastor Imran Fazal, Asif Bhatti, Sarfraz Ghuri, senior church leaders and thousands of members of the Christian community attended the ceremony. The participants prayed for the martyrs of the attacks and expressed their solidarity with the Pakistan Army, police and security agencies busy in their war against terrorism. Speaking on the occasion, the minister said that the Christian community was the frontline army of the country in the war against terrorism and was ready for any sacrifice. He said that people from the Christian community had been targeted by terrorists in Youhanabad and Gulshan-e-Iqbal Park in the past. He said that minority members would stand by their Muslim brothers to eliminate the menace of terrorism from the country in the future as well. He appreciated the efforts of the Punjab Police and other departments concerned for arresting the facilitators involved in the Charing Cross bomb blast, and hoped that all the miscreants involved in any conspiracy against the country would be defeated with mutual efforts of all schools of thought.