These Christians are poor and disadvantaged, and are unlikely to get any help from Pakistani authorities, who share the ideology of the people who let Irfan Masih die. An update on this story. “Hospital in Pakistan Accused of Letting Christian Die Requests Arrest of Relatives, Colleagues,” Morning Star News, June 27, 2017: LAHORE, Pakistan (Morning […]
Pakistan: Christian sewer worker dies after Muslim doctors refuse to treat his “unclean” body
“Masih,” that is, “Messiah,” is a common surname for Christians in Pakistan. This story says that doctors were reluctant to treat him because it is Ramadan and he was drenched in sewage sludge, but it also must be noted that the Qur’an says, “O you who have believed, indeed the polytheists are unclean” (9:28), and […]