PUNJAB PROVINCE, Pakistan — Two Christians workers in Pakistan died from unsafe working conditions, and another was shot and beaten for requesting his wages.
Asif Masih and his cousin Shan Masih were dispatched March 17 to unclog a sewer in Faisalabad. The news services Christian Daily International and Morning Star News report that the two men died from toxic gasses present in the sewer where they were working.
“Over 50 Christian sanitation workers have perished in Faisalabad alone due to the absence of adequate safety gear,” said Akmal Bhatti, who is an attorney and a chairman of Minorities Alliance Pakistan.
In an unrelated incident, farm laborer Waqas Masih was shot and beaten with iron rods for requesting his pay March 23 from his Muslim employers.
Masih, a Christian, was working for Muslim farm owners in the village of Chak No. 8 Panj Garaiyan Kamalpur, the news agencies report.
A police report was filed against the two suspects; however, they had been granted prearrest bail.
Masih and his wife had also been attacked around Christmas after Masih had requested wages due him.
Pakistan is No. 7 on Open Doors’ 2024 World Watch List of places most difficult to be a Christian.
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