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SummaryI was an English teacher with dreams for the futureβ€”preparing for law school and serving the youth in my community. But all that ended one day in Turbat, Balochistan. πŸ˜” False accusations of blasphemyβ€”something I firmly deniedβ€”were lodged against me by some students. Despite the danger, I was on my way to meet Islamic scholars to clarify things, hoping reason and truth would prevail. But I never made it. I was gunned down on the roadβ€”no trial, no chance to speak, just violence. πŸ’” The Baloch Solidarity Committee raised its voice, calling this part of a growing genocide under the guise of religious accusation. My story isn’t just mine anymoreβ€”it's the story of many, Muslim or Christian, whose lives are being shattered by this unjust law. May my blood cry out for justice and for peace to return to our nation. πŸ•ŠοΈβœοΈ

On August 5th 2023, Abdul Rauf Baloch, an English teacher, was brutally killed by unidentified gunmen in the city of Turbat in southern Balochistan in Pakistan, following accusations of blasphemy. Rauf, who denied the allegations, was on his way to explain his position to a group of Islamic scholars when he was murdered.

Abdul Rauf had recently undertaken the Law Admission Test, aspiring for a bright future. He was also the teacher in a local school where students had lodged complaints with local clerics, accusing Mr. Rauf of committing blasphemy during a lecture over the gravity. The allegations eventually led him to death without any judicial proceeding.
The Baloch Solidarity Committee organized a protest and claimed β€œa new genocide is being laid under the pretext of false accusations in the name of religion.”

For years the misuse of religious accusations was common against Christian minorities in Pakistan but now this unjust law has become a serious threat even for Muslims. A law which was designed to harass the non-Muslims is now taking lives of hundreds of citizens of Pakistan every year regardless of their religion. This is an alarming situation for the nation of Pakistan and possibly the time to abolish the law which ruins the peace of country and is responsible for the loss of many innocent lives.

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Protecting Persecuted Christians is a non-profit Christian organization registered in Canada & Netherlands. It aims to help the persecuted Christians of the following catagories in Pakistan: 1- Christians who are falsely accused of committing blasphemy, subsequently tortured or detained 2- Christians who are enslaved in brick kilns in Pakistan for not being able to repay the loan they borrowed in time of their desperate need. 3- Christian girls and women who are abducted, forced to convert to Islam and marry their kidnappers at the gunpoint. 4- Christian asylum seekers and refugees 5- Education support for vulnerable Christians https://protectingpersecutedchristians.org/about-us/ #christianpersecution #persecutedchurch #persecutedchristians Links Website protectingpersecutedchristians.org Facebook facebook.com/protectingpersecutedchristians Instagram instagram.com/protectingpersecutedchristians Tik Tok tiktok.com/@protectingpersecuted Twitter twitter.com/ProtectingPC Vimeo vimeo.com/user218301156 Sound Cloud soundcloud.com/protectingpersecutedchristians Channel details protectingpersecutedchristians@gmail.com www.youtube.com/@ProtectingPersecutedChristians
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