Young Christian in Pakistan Brutally Attacked for Refusing to Convert to Islam

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A Christian boy holds a crucifix during a protest in Karachi on Aug. 22, 2023, to condemn the attack on churches in Pakistan. More than 80 Christian homes and 19 churches were vandalized in an hourslong riot in Jaranwala in Punjab province on Aug. 16 after unverified reports that a Koran had been desecrated

Despite persecution and suffering, Pakistani Catholics look to the witness of the Servant of God Akash Bashir, a young man whom everyone considers a martyr because in 2015 he sacrificed his life to prevent a terrorist attack on his parish.

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