A Christian volunteer injured after shooting by Muslims

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LAHORE: November 11, 2015. (PCP) A Christian man, Aslam Masih claimed to be a volunteer field coordinator of the Legal Evangelical Association Development (LEAD), was shot in the Lahore area on October 28, 2015. The shooting took place on Wednesday, October 28, 2015 at about 10:00 PM, when he was attacked by a Muslim man Ashfaq alias Shaka along with his three unidentified companions who are said to have shot him with a pistol and thought him dead then fled away. He sustained two bullets wound to his both left and right legs and was rushed to General Hospital Lahore, where he was admitted and operated on to remove the bullets and still one bullet was unable to remove from. The four Gunmen on a Jeep came at the home of Aslam Masih and one of them Shaka forced him to touch his feet and asked for forgiveness why Aslam registered a case FIR No.595/2015 at Police Station Factory Area against him. When Aslam refused to do so he opened fire at him to kill and injured his both legs. "They warned and threaten me to call Sardar Mushtaq Gill Human Rights Defender to save you from us", said Aslam Masih. He added that they threaten him to face dire consequences and fled away from the crime scene. The case FIR No. 2209/2015 was registered under Section 324 and 34 PPC at Police Station Factory Area, Lahore against the Muslim allegedly accused Ashfaq alias Shaka and three unidentified. Police is unsuccessful to arrest the assailants. Aslam Masih is living at LDA Quarters when on 4 April, 2015 at about 11:35 pm, the Muslim man Ashfaq alias Shaka along with his four other companions entered into the Christian residence area Peter Colony, Lahore and started to abuse Christians and to tore Happy Easter banners from walls. Aslam Masih reached the spot and requested them to avoid to do these things. They threaten with to do same here in this area as happened at Youhanabad Christian area. They opened firing at Christians homes and fled away. On 5 April,2015, no one was willing to be complainant against them to register a case FIR due to fear of further attack while Aslam Masih dared to be complainant to register a case FIR No.595/2015 against him and other unidentified. Aslam Masih was threaten by these Muslim men many times due to his voice for Christians and being complainant of the case. Gill asked him why he did not informed us about this dreadful incident timely and he said because he was in hospital and family was too scared to contact any one. Now he is in home for rest and treatment.

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