LAHORE: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Wednesday acquitted 39 Christians accused of lynching two Muslim youths, Hafiz Babar Noman and Naeem, in the aftermath of twin suicide bombings in the Youhanabad neighbourhood that killed at least 14 churchgoers and injured scores in 2015. Subsequently, a mob comprising Christian men staged a violent protest and killed two people, thinking they were accomplices of the terrorists. A case was subsequently filed against the mob and police rounded up over 42 suspects and a trial was commenced at the ATC. The accused were languishing in jail for the last five years while their families were barely able to meet both ends,” she added. Ruth said that the acquittal of the accused was good news for Pakistani Christians across the country.

Source: Pakistan Today January 29, 2020 15:22 UTC