Christians in south Punjab Province are accusing senior district officials of supporting local Muslims who allegedly demolished 150 Christian graves and desecrated holy relics \u201d\u201c and are now threatening Christians seeking legal redress.<\/p>\n
In the Kot Addu area of Muzaffargarh district, Waseem Shakir told Compass by telephone that an influential Muslim group last Nov. 6 took illegal possession of a 1,210-square yard piece of land designated as a Christian cemetery and set up shops on it. Official records state that the portion of land was allotted as a Christian cemetery, he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cLocal Muslims demolished 150 Christians\u2019 graves and desecrated the cross and biblical inscriptions on the graves in a bid to construct shops on the property,\u201d\u009d said Shakir, a resident of Chak (Village) 518, Peer Jaggi Morr, Kot Addu. \u201cOnly five marlas [151.25 square yards] are all that is left for the Christians to bury their dead now.\u201d\u009d<\/p>\n