In Pakistan, it’s not popular to defend the downtrodden, if those downtrodden are not Muslim. But the global “human rights community” yawns and looks the other way, so as not to appear “Islamophobic.”
“Pakistan human rights lawyer who defends Christians goes into hiding after death threats,” by Ruth Gledhill, Christian Today, July 8, 2016:
A leading Christian human rights lawyer in Pakistan has gone into hiding after receiving death threats because of the help he has given to victims of the country’s blasphemy laws and other abuses.
Sardar Mushtaq Gill was worried in particular about the risks to his family caused by his work for the persecuted and oppressed minorities of Pakistan, Christians in Pakistan reports.
He has sought safety as the trial approaches in the case of the notorious brick kiln murders, when a couple were burned alive in a kiln after being accused of blasphemy.
Gill had been working to protect and secure the future of the heirs of the couple, Shahzad Masih, aged 32, and his wife Shama, aged 30.
They were accused of blasphemy, had their legs broken and were burned alive two years ago after they asked the kiln owner to pay some money they were owed.
Gill, director of the Legal Evangelical Association Development, has handed the kiln case to the Farrukh Saif Foundation, which helps victims of discrimination in Pakistan. Gill repeatedly requested protection from the authorities but fled after none was forthcoming.
According to a report on the association’s website, Gill “was striving for justice for the legal heirs of Christian couple who was burned alive after a false allegation of blasphemy”….

Linde Barrera says
God bless attorney Sardar Gill. May he be protected by the Lord’s mighty arm, and may justice be done and compensation given for the heirs of the murdered couple.
Myrtle Linder says
Christians around the world should be in prayer for this man, that he be what GOD chooses him to be, and not forsaking GOD for Satan, who has attacking and that he be true and loyal to GOD an man!!!!!
Thought_Weaver says
Yes…go on keep on praying from the comfort of your home. It is helping all the persecuted christians and others all around the world. What a pity.
Angemon says
Brave, righteous man. Best of luck to him and his family.
Baconator says
Pakistan is the most dangerous country in the world. Known terrorists like Hafiz Muhammad Saeed are 100% free in Pakistan. Pakistani intelligence, the ISI, sponsors terrorism against India, Afghanistan, Israel and the US. Pakistan harbors terrorist organizations like the Taliban, Haqqani network, Lashkar-e-Tayyiba, and Hizb-ul-Mujahideen. Osama bin Laden was found living safely in Pakistan, and the Pakistani doctor who helped the FBI is in prison there.
Pakistan also has nuclear weapons after AQ Khan (“father” of Paki nuclear bomb) stole blueprints for uranium enrichment technology from URENCO in the Netherlands. Pakistan passed on the technology to China in exchange for a nuclear weapon design. Then Pakistan traded the nuclear weapon design to North Korea in return for medium range ballistic missile knowhow.
Beware of Pakistan!
linnte says
Lord keep him safe! In Jesus name Amen!
Myrtle Linder says
Amen!!
David says
All of this is, of course, typical and to be expected of muslims! Why our “Leaders” insist on ignorance of this truth remains incomprehensible to the rest of us.
To be any sort of Non-Muslim in a muslim majority country is ALWAYS VERY DANGEROUS.
Can’t help but notice our president refuses to let most of these endangered people into the USA. Guess he would rather side with his “own people”?
I’m praying that the evil Granny Clinton IS NOT our next President. Such an event would spell disaster for millions more around the world.
sidney penny says
Salmaan Taseer was a Pakistani and politician who was assassinated by his own bodyguard , Mumtaz Qadri, on 4th of January 2011.
Mumtaz Qadri, disagreed with Taseer’s opposition to Pakistan’s blasphemy law.
On 29 February 2016, Taseer’s murderer was hanged at the Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi.
Now tell me how many Mulsim lawyers supported the murderer and threw rose petals on him when he came to court.
More than you can think!.
He is a hero to many of them.Shame on them.
mortimer says
Here is exactly the problem of Sharia law (which all Muslims support). Sharia law contains a provision of VIGILANTISM whereby any private Muslim has permission to MURDER a BLASPHEMER or an APOSTATE.
A CHRISTIAN hasn’t the right under Sharia law to ACCUSE a Muslim, so the BLASPHEMY PROVISION and VIGILANTE PROVISION apples to any ATTORNEY who defends a Christian or ACCUSES A MUSLIM!
No country where Muslims live is safe from MUSLIM VIGILANTES. Pakistan is a PERFECT EXAMPLE of this Sharia-vigilantism problem.
gravenimage says
Good post, Mortimer.
Thought_Weaver says
Pakistan will never learn. Pakistanis do not even know where they are from. Most of them pretend to be Arabs though, wearing their father’s shirts and younger brother’s pants ?. They lost Bangladesh, they will lose Balochistan. Balochistan Jindabad!
gravenimage says
So often horrors like the original Jihad murder are then followed up by other threats from Muslims, like this one.
I hope the lawyer and his family stay safe. There is no future for Infidels in Pakistan. They should get out to India if they can.
alan cheshire says
I worked in the Punjab at the time of this terrible crime committed by the Kiln owner and the local mullers the Bishop of Lahore and a number of other NGO tried to bring charges against these animals and the local police who let them be taken nothing happens the Kiln owner are like the Maffia
.I had to advise not only Mushtaq Gill but others, on security and other matters you must also beware this Blasphemer Law is also being used against Muslim to steal land and property.
The Christian community in Pakistan are under massive pressure part of my job was supplying clean water as there water supply had been poluted
gravenimage says
Thanks for the on-the-ground information, Alan.
Afrostreewise says
“They were accused of blasphemy, had their legs broken and were burned alive two years ago after they asked the kiln owner to pay some money they were owed.” Why am I not surprised at all? Islam has produced a section of humanity that believes strongly in dishonorable behavior in acquiring wealth. Our somali (Kenya) people who are 100% muslims have a derogatory word for those who work in labor intensive work-“Dogone” or somethin similar. I understand it has about the same meaning as slave.
gravenimage says
Yes–Muslims consider all those who engage in productive labor to be “slaves”–just as did the vile “Prophet” Muhammed.
WVinMN says
Pope Francis! Where are you Pope Francis?!? Oh, yeah, lecturing the world about equality and wealth redistribution, washing Muslim feet, condemning anyone who’s concerned about reckless immigration policies or border control….
Peter says
The gist of Koan is that a muslim man should have the whip hand over Jews,Christians and Kafirs.It is as plain and as simple as that.Any one who disagrees with that iw a big liar.