Faith
Muslims Torture Christian Farmworker to Death in Pakistan
A 21-year-old Christian farmworker, Marcus Masih, was tortured to death by his Muslim employers in Pakistan’s Punjab Province, who staged the murder as suicide.
His family discovered severe bruises and burn marks after a pressured post-mortem, sparking a protest that prompted police to file a First Information Report.
Faith Facts
- Marcus worked five years for Muhammad Mohsin Kharal and Muhammad Basharat Kharal at a cattle farm in Sargodha District.
- Employers coerced the grieving family into thumbprinting blank papers amid shock and grief.
- Pakistan ranks eighth on Open Doors’ 2026 World Watch List for Christian persecution, citing impunity for abusers.
“We were in deep shock and grief and did not question them,”
Dilshad Masih told reporters.
“But when the body was returned to us, we saw severe bruises and burn marks. That is when we realized Marcus had been tortured.”
“The visible injuries suggest severe torture,”
said human rights advocate Asher Adeel.
“If the allegations are true, the accused not only killed him but attempted to disguise the crime as suicide.”
This echoes biblical calls to remember persecuted brethren as if bound with them (Hebrews 13:3), urging believers to pray for justice amid rising violence against Christians in rural Pakistan.
Recent cases include tortured laborers like Kashif Masih and Waqas Salamat, exposing vulnerabilities under influential landowners.
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