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Priest's killing in Pakistan reignites fear in Christian community

The killing of a Christian priest in the city of Peshawar has reignited fear amongst local parishioners and brought back painful memories of one of Pakistan's bloodiest attacks on the community in the same city.

Reuters · Jan 31, 2022

Pakistani police widen manhunt, day after killing of priest

Pakistani police have widened the manhunt, searching for two unidentified assailants who shot and killed a Christian priest and wounded another the previous day in the northwestern city of Peshawar

The Independent UK · Jan 31, 2022

Pakistan gunmen kill Christian priest on way home from Mass

Police say gunmen killed one Christian priest and wounded another as they were driving home from Sunday Mass in Pakistan’s northwestern city of Peshawar

The Independent UK · Jan 30, 2022