Christian sanitation worker physically assaulted in Pakistan
On the 28th of June, Aslam Masih, a Christian sanitation worker in Lahore, was beaten and abused by Ramzan Bhatti and a group of other Muslims while cleaning the streets of the Punjab Cooperative Housing Society, a well-developed residential neighbourhood in Lahore. The attack reportedly took place after Masih refused to collect garbage from Bhatti’s private house.
According to details on social media, Bhatti does not have a good reputation in the neighbourhood and previously received a warning from the society’s administration. However, he continued to ignore these instructions.
During the attack on Masih, Bhatti repeatedly called him a “Choora” (a derogatory term used to denote Pakistani Christians as untouchable) and reportedly said, “How dare you refuse to collect garbage from my house!”
Source: persecution.org
