A Church of Pakistan lay pastor was gunned down and a priest wounded by unknown assailants as the leaders drove home from a worship service on Sunday in the northwestern Pakistan city of Peshawar, where Christians had suffered their deadliest attack in the country\u2019s history nearly a decade earlier.<\/p>\n
Church of Pakistan Bishop of Peshawar Humphrey Peters said that William Siraj, 75, was shot and died instantly in the ambush in the Gulbahar neighborhood, while Patrick Naeem, 55, sustained a bullet wound but was in stable condition. A third church leader in the car was unharmed, he said.<\/p>\n
The Protestant church leaders were returning from All Saints Church parish when two gunmen riding a motorcycle intercepted their car and opened fire on them, Peters said.<\/p>\n
\u201cSiraj received one bullet in the forehead and one on the arm and died instantly, while Rev. Naeem received a bullet wound in the hand,\u201d he said. \u201cIt\u2019s a miracle that Rev. Naeem and another priest escaped the volley of bullets.\u201d<\/p>\n
Read it all<\/a>.<\/p>\n Three church leaders were attacked by gunmen on their way home from worship in Peshawar, Pakistan, yesterday. <\/p>\n A 75-year-old Protestant priest was killed, and police are still searching for the assailants. https:\/\/t.co\/6CjYNAnN39<\/a><\/p>\n — Christianity Today (@CTmagazine) January 31, 2022<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n \n