PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court has granted bail to a Christian prisoner, who claimed that he has been detained for around eight years without trial as the records of his alleged crime and detention had gone missing in Khyber tribal district.
A bench consisting of Justice Musarrat Hilali and Justice Syed Arshad Ali directed prisoner Shakeel Masih to submit two surety bonds of Rs100,000 each and adjourned the hearing into his main petition, which requested the court to declare his confinement illegal, unconstitutional and against his basic rights.
The schedule of next hearing will be fixed later.
Saifullah Muhib Kakakhel, lawyer for the petitioner, contended that his client was arrested on Oct 8, 2013, apparently on the charge of his involvement in the murder of an army official in Khyber district (then Khyber Agency) of the erstwhile Federally Administered Tribal Areas.
A bench consisting of Justice Musarrat Hilali and Justice Syed Arshad Ali directed prisoner Shakeel Masih to submit two surety bonds of Rs100,000 each. DawnNewsTV/File
PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court has granted bail to a Christian prisoner, who claimed that he has been detained for around eight years without trial as the records of his alleged crime and detention had gone missing in Khyber tribal district.
A bench consisting of Justice Musarrat Hilali and Justice Syed Arshad Ali directed prisoner Shakeel Masih to submit two surety bonds of Rs100,000 each and adjourned the hearing into his main petition, which requested the court to declare his confinement illegal, unconstitutional and against his basic rights.
Christians living in fear in Pakistan
Promoting Christian teachings
Munir Bhatti, a director at Isaac TV, told DW that he started the channel 15 years ago to ensure that Pakistani Christians learn about their faith. Most Christians in Pakistan do not practice religion. We launched the channel to bring the Christ s teachings closer to them, Bhatti said.
Bhatti said his channel has viewers not only in Pakistan but also in other countries.
Most of the content on these channels is apolitical. Jawaid Noor, a Karachi-based gospel singer, says that Christians want to listen to sermons, hymns and the message of the Christ, and that these things can t be telecast on the mainstream Pakistani media.
A member of the Christian minority kept in the Peshawar Central Prison on Wednesday moved the high court seeking his release from the prolonged ‘illegal’ detention. APP/File
PESHAWAR: A member of the Christian minority kept in the Peshawar Central Prison on Wednesday moved the high court seeking his release from the prolonged ‘illegal’ detention.
In the petition, Shakeel Masih claimed that he had been imprisoned for around 10 years without trial, while the records of his alleged crime and detention had been missing from the documents of the relevant court in Khyber tribal district.
He requested the court to declare his detention illegal, unconstitutional and against his basic rights.
Police devise Christmas security plan
Representatives of Christian community seek special package on festive ocasion
PHOTO: REUTERS
RAWALPINDI:
With two blasts occurring in a month, the Rawalpindi police have finalised a security plan for Christmas under which all 159 churches in the district have been divided into three categories as per threat of likely terror attacks.
Under the plan, as many as 2,800 police personnel including Elite Force commandoes will be deployed to ensure foolproof security of the Christian worship sites.
The security of the churches will be monitored through closed-circuit television (CCTV) cameras. A control room will be set up where all institutions will work jointly to keep an eye on the security arrangements.