Pakistan by death, police claimed that he was mentally unstable and therefore could not be tried. Local Christians disagree, insisting that he is of sound mind. Several Christians are on death row in Pakistan due to accusations of blasphemy against Islam.

3) A group of Muslims illegally seized a church property. The Christian congregation eventually gave up trying to reacquire its church building and a reconciliation meeting was held by police: "the Muslims instead armed themselves with guns and machetes and attacked the Christians' family members in their homes," said local Christian, Bashir Masih. After the church seizure, Muslims in the area "made it almost impossible" for church members to worship even in their own homes. "We obtained written approval from the district police chief, Rai Ijaz, to holda three-hour prayer meeting in the private courtyard of a Christian..." But when the congregation of about 30 Christians began worshipping, Rashid Jutt, a Muslim in his late 20s, appeared and disrupted the service. A young Christian in attendance stepped forward in an effort to stop the Muslim's harassment. A fight started, but the congregation separated the two men. The Muslim vowed to "teach all of us a lesson" as he left, said Masih. Apparently the Muslim's revenge was to tell police that the Christian congregation tied him up and tortured him. The Christian congregation "immediately reached the police station and told the inspector in-charge what had really happened." A police officer advised them to drop the matter and instead try to "reconcile with the Muslim youth."

The Christians