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00:04 Pakistan is in a serious religious conflict.
00:08 In eastern Pakistan, Muslims accuse several Christians of writing some slanderous words in the Qur'an,
00:15 and suspected of reading the Qur'an, which instantly ignited the Muslims' anger.
00:20 A large number of excited Muslim demonstrators gathered outside the Christian church,
00:23 not only destroying the church buildings, but also setting fire to the church.
00:27 Local Christian leaders said that the rioters had burned at least five churches,
00:31 and the Christians' houses were targeted by the rioters.
00:35 Muslims accused of reading the Qur'an.
00:39 A Muslim priest, Bakat, said that this was an "unnecessary" crime,
00:43 and suspected that the rioters wanted to occupy the land,
00:46 and that the purpose was to drive the Christian groups out of the area.
00:50 In any case, this religious conflict has also aroused the attention of the local government.
00:54 The police have arrested more than 100 people.
01:01 Pakistan is in a serious religious conflict.
01:03 In the eastern Pankajpur province, several Christian churches were burned.
01:07 A large number of Muslim demonstrators gathered outside the church,
01:09 setting fire everywhere, shouting slogans of "Truth, Greatness."
01:13 During the riot, they set fire to the church.
01:16 Some even climbed to the top of the church and used stones to destroy the buildings.
01:20 On the other side, the demonstrators broke into the Christian church,
01:24 throwing furniture such as tables and chairs from the windows of the building.
01:27 The demonstrators downstairs also kept shouting slogans of "Help."
01:31 The residents of the church were also broken into by the demonstrators.
01:36 Their furniture was thrown outside the church and burned.
01:38 A group of emotional Muslims also kept shouting slogans of "Fighting, Fighting, Fighting"
01:41 in front of the mosque, demanding that the people of the church be killed.
01:46 We appeal to the administration and the Pakistani police
01:50 to take notice of the incident and arrest the people.
01:54 We also appeal to the Prime Minister of Punjab to arrest the people
02:00 and send them to the police station.
02:03 For those who have been destroyed by the church,
02:05 the Christians also took to the streets in the largest city of Pakistan, Karachi,
02:09 with their hands in blood.
02:10 Stop burning the churches!
02:15 They condemn the violent acts of the demonstrators and call for the government to intervene.
02:19 In Faisalabad, our Christian homes were burned,
02:22 our churches were attacked, our holy relics were thrown away.
02:27 This is not new.
02:29 This has happened to us in Pakistan,
02:32 but here we are also united.
02:35 Although the police have controlled the conflict,
02:39 similar acts of attacking churches and Christian homes are still being perpetrated.
02:43 The local police have to intervene
02:45 and call on the Muslims to calm down and hand the matter to the police.
02:48 You should all sit down peacefully and wait for the authorities to give their verdict.
02:53 I have already sent a raid before I came here.
02:58 We will raid and catch the perpetrator.
03:00 We will raid and catch the perpetrator.
03:04 The End
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