Girl in Pakistan saw her mother burnt alive for blasphemyand then mob tried to set HER alight 18-month-old girl and her four-year-old sister witnessed murder of parents Their 11-year-old cousin describes seeing bodies 'twitching in the flames' Christian couple were dragged from their home and accused of blasphemy Locked in office by Muslim mob, savagely beaten, then thrown into a kiln Shama Bibi, 24, was five months pregnant at the time of her brutal murder Husband Shehzad, 26, was killed after begging attackers to spare her Crowd of at least 1,200 gathered chanting religious slogans at the brick kiln By Aoun Sahi In Lahore for MailOnline Tragic: A photo of the Christian couple Shama Bibi (left) and Shehzad Masih, who were murdered in Pakistan after a mob accused them of desecrating a copy of the Koran A four-year-old girl and her 18-month-old sister were forced to watch their pregnant Christian mother 'twitch' in the flames when a Muslim mob burnt her and her husband alive after accusing them of blasphemy. Sonia Rami and her baby sister Ponam witnessed their parents being tortured by members of a 1,200-strong crowd, who then turned on the younger girl and tried to set her alight as well. Chanting 'God is great', huge numbers gathered to watch the sickening murder, which took place in Chak 59 - a village situated in Kasur district, 60 kilometers from Pakistan's second largest city Lahore. Their cousin Muhammad Faryad, 11, described how he watched his aunt Shama Bibi's body twitch in the flames after she and husband Shehzad Masih were dragged from their homes, savagely beaten, then burnt to death on a brick kiln. Describing the beating of his pregnant aunt, Muhammad said: 'I saw a young man with small beard who was wearing white clothes and a white cap and other man wearing blue clothes. They were both leading the assault. The man in white hit her belly with his axe. There was blood. People were very angry; they were shouting that they would teach lesson to the blasphemer Christians. The majority of them were young people carrying spades, hatchets and clubs in their hands. They broke the lock andstarted hitting the iron door of the office [where the couple were locked] madly. It was so frightening, my aunt and uncle were screaming so high that we could hear them among the roars of such a huge crowd. They tried for a few minutes but could not break the iron door of the office. Mother burned alive: 18 month old Ponam, left, and four-year-oldSonia Rami were orphaned after the attack Horror killing: Muhammad Faryad, age 11, was forced to watch as his aunt Shama Bibi's body twitched in the flames Orphaned: Sonia Rani, four and 18 month old Ponam (left) are being looked after by their aunt following their parents' murder Muhammad said that after beating the pair for 10 minutes, the couple were dragged to the kiln and doused in petrol extracted from nearby motorbikes - causing them both to twitch in agony. It is understood the couple were then wrapped in cotton so their bodies would be easier to set alight. He said: 'They were soaked in blood. People were still shouting "kill them" and "burn them." Then they dragged them to the kiln used to make bricks. They took patrol from motorcycles and doused their bodies. I saw my aunt and uncle flouncing [twitching] when they pour patrol on them. They were alive. They threw them in the kiln. The blood-soaked pair were then thrown into the kiln, as a crowd of at least 1,200 cheered. Describing the morning of November 4, Muhammad said he got up at 5:30 in the morning and - as it was a public holiday - went out to play with his cousins and friends outside their home. Around 20 minutes later he following a crowd of eight people heading towards his uncle Shehzad, 26. They were very angry...They entered the home without knocking. My aunt Shama Bibi [Muhammad's paternal and maternal aunt] was preparing breakfast for her family at that time,' he sai Victims: The body of Shama Bibi (right) is said to have twitched in the flames after she and husband Shehzad Masih (left) were dragged from their homes and thrown on to a brick kiln Relatives of a Christian couple who were burnt alive for alleged blasphemy cry at their house in Kot Radha Kishan, near Kasur, Pakistan Mother burned alive: Sonia Rani, four, is being cared for by relatives after her parents were killed by a mob They went straight to her and started abusing her. They also told her that they would teach this Christian woman a lesson... She panicked and started weeping,' he added. Muhammad said his uncle began pleading with the men to leave Mrs Bibi, 24, alone as she had not committed any crime, but they instead dragged her out the home and locked her in a nearby office. He added that as Mrs Bibi was screaming and crying in fear, Mr Masih was asked to go to the office and comfort her. Upon arrival, however, he was also pushed into the room along with the couple's 18 month old daughter Ponam and the door was once again locked. By that time a crowd of approximately 20 people had gathered near the brick kiln and were chanting religious slogans and vowing to 'take revenge' on the Christians. After witnessing his relatives being locked in the office, Muhammad rushed to his mother and told them what had happened to her sister, brother in law and niece. While doing so, he said could hear loudspeakers being used in both his village and in neighbouring villages calling locals to gather at the brick kiln to witness the punishment of a Christian woman they claimed had burned a copy of the Koran. Left in poverty: Six-year-old Salman is one of three children left orphaned after the mob killing of Shama Bibi and Shehzad Masih Both of Sonan Rani's parents were killed when the Muslim mob set upon her parents and burned them alive People started arriving in the area shortly after, apparently including a van containing six or seven police officers who did nothing but stand and watch the proceedings. People were very angry. They were shouting that they would teach lesson to the blasphemer Christians,' Muhammad said. The majority of them were young people. They were carrying spades, hatchets and clubs in their hands,' he added, before going on to say they the mob pleaded with a guard to be allowed to kill the young couple. A short time later the lock on the office door was broken open by approximately 10 locals who also tore off the building's wooden roof in a desperate attempt to reach Mrs Bibi and Mr Masih. Once the mob broke into the room, Muhammad said he saw his aunt and uncle pleading for mercy. 'We beg you in the name of your Koran, please forgive us, we had not desecrated the Koran,' they reportedly said just seconds before the physical assault began. Witnesses described how once the crowd finally dispersed, only a few small pieces of bone and teeth belonging to the victims' were found. New start: Six year old Salman (right), four year old Sonan Rani (centre) and 18 month old Ponam (left) are pictured with their aunt Yasmeen and grandfather who led them to safety while their parents were murdered Yasmeen Bibi explains how her sister and brother in law were beaten and burned alive by the Muslim mob Six year old Salman is pictured with his grandfather following the brutal murder of Shama Bibi A man surveys the site of the brick kiln where the Christian couple were murdered last week Mr Masih and Mrs Bibi married in 2006 and worked together as labourers at the brick kiln where their contract required them to raise the exorbitant sum of £900 if they ever wanted to leave. The couple had four children: Salman, six; five year old Zeeshan, who was given over to an uncle for adoption; Sonia Rani, four; and 18 month old Ponam. The accusation of blasphemy came after Mrs Bibi burned the possessions of her late father in law Nazar Masih, who was well-known as a practitioner of 'black magic' and often used documents containing Biblical or Koranic verses. 'Shama had always hated black magic and always asked her father-in-law to leave it,' said Yasmeen Bibi, 30 - the elder sister of Mrs Bibi, who is also married to elder brother of Shehzad Masih. After her father in law died last month, she burned a large number of his possessions and dumped them on a rubbish tip outside the property on October 30, her sister said. It is believed that locals spotted Arabic verses among the ashes and spread the rumour that she had burned a copy of the Koran. Describing events as she saw them, Mrs Bibi said she was present when the mob tortured and threw the Christian couple in kiln - adding that all three of their children also witnessed the atrocity. Pakistani Christians lay floral wreaths at the brick kiln where a Christian couple was burnt alive Their elder son Salman,6, witnessed the every bit of the incident only from 20 yards away from the spot. He saw it happened from a rooftop of a neighbouring home,' she said. Their youngest daughter - 18 month old Ponam - was with her mother and father when the couple were first locked in the officer as the furious crowd gathered outside. They also wanted to threw her in the kiln but somebody snatched her from them. 'Their middle daughter [Sonia Rami] was witnessing it with me,' she added. [But] when I ran away from the spot, I could not find her. I thought that they had also killed her. I was so scarred and in a hurry as my six children was also there,' she went on to say. Mrs Bibi said she was later reunited with Salman and Sonia Rami, and fled the scene with them in tow. Later that evening young Ponam was also handed over to them after a camera person from the local television channel snatched her away from the crowds that were determined to kill her. Shama was a simple girl and had innocent dreams. She used to work hard as she wanted her children get education,' her sister said, adding the the couple were devout Christians, but had stopped going to church following the accusations of blasphemy as they feared for their lives. 'She never meant to disrespect Islam or Qur'an but only wanted to get rid of amulets used for black magic,' Mrs Bibi went on to say. Fearing for their safety after rumours of the Koran-burning spread throughout their village, Mr Masih and four of his brothers went to see their employer and asked to be allowed to leave their workplace. The business owner refused to grant them permission to do so, insisting they the couple were safe. Not convinced by his claims, Mr Masih and Mrs Bibi spent the night of November 3 at his brother's house before returning home early the next morning. Within hours of them doing so, the mob arrived at their door, dragging them outside the property to their deaths at the brick kiln. They were dragged, tortured and burnt alive. My sister was five months pregnant when they threw her in the kiln. I heard a small explosion which I think occurred when her child died,' Mrs Bibi said. They have not killed two people but three. I could not even imagine that human being could become so barbaric,' she added, before going on to accuse several of the couple's co-workers of taking part. I could not erase those images from my mind. My sister and her husband were tortured, humiliated and burnt alive in front of me and I could do nothing. I saw people becoming beasts,' she said. Mrs Bibi said that after the couple were murdered, the crowd started calling for the couple's children and other Christians in the village to be burnt alive as well. That was the time when I decided to leave the place, she said. 'I only managed to find two of my sister's children. I took them and my six children and walked through fields of sugarcane and paddy for two kilometers,' she added. Since fleeing the area with her sister's children, Mrs Bibi has been living in a small house in a Christian neighbourhood in Lahore - close to where another woman, Asia Bibi, was arrested and sentenced to death last month for allegedly insulting the religion her Muslim neighbours. 'After this dreadful incident, I consider my wife lucky,' said Ashiq Masih, husband of Asia Bibi. She is behind bars since 2009 and on death row but still we have hope she will be freed one day. My daughters cannot sleep for days after this incident. I am afraid for our security,' he said. Police have registered a case against 660 people and so far arrested over 50 villagers acussed of being involved in the incident. The police chief of Kasur district Jawad Qamar said that brick kiln owner and a local cleric fanned the issue, adding 'We will bring the culprits to the justice.' In July 2009, 60 houses in a Christian neighbourhood in Gojra, Punjab province, were set alight, causing the deaths of eight people. So far, none of the accused has been convicted. In March 2013 more than 3,000 Muslims rampaged through Joseph Colony in Lahore city, torching some 100 Christian homes. Again no attackers have been convicted in the case. Pakistani security officials have been placed on high alert since the married couple were killed near Lahore