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Christian Murdered for Drinking Tea from a Muslim Cup

June 13, 2009

WASHINGTON, DC (MetroCatholic) – International Christian Concern (www.persecution.org) has learned that radical Muslims running a tea stall beat a Christian man to death for using a cup designated for Muslims on May 9. The young man, Ishtiaq Masih, had ordered tea at a roadside stall in Machharkay village, Punjab, Pakistan, after his bus made a rest stop.

When Ishtiaq went to pay for his tea, the owner noticed that he was wearing a necklace with a cross and grabbed him, calling for his employees to bring anything available to beat him for violating a sign posted on the stall warning non-Muslims to declare their religion before being served. Ishtiaq had not noticed the warning sign before ordering his tea.

The owner and 14 of his employees beat Ishtiaq with stones, iron rods and clubs, and stabbed him multiple times with kitchen knives as Ishtiaq pleaded for mercy.

The other bus passengers and other passers-by finally intervened and took Ishtiaq to the Rural Health Center in the village. The doctor who took Ishtiaq’s case told ICC that Ishtiaq had died due to excessive internal and external bleeding, a fractured skull, and brain injuries.

Makah Tea Stall is located on the Sukheki-Lahore highway and is owned by Mubarak Ali, a 42-year-old radical Muslim. ICC’s correspondent visited the tea stall and observed that a large red warning sign with a death’s head symbol was posted which read, “All non-Muslims should introduce their faith prior to ordering tea. This tea stall serves Muslims only.” The warning also threatened anyone who violated the rule with “dire consequences.”

A neighboring shopkeeper told ICC on condition of anonymity that all Ali’s employees are former students of radical Muslim madrassas (seminaries).

Ishtiaq’s family said that they immediately reported the incident to the police and filed a case against Ali. However, the murderers are still freely operating the tea stall.

When ICC asked the Pindi Bhatian Saddar police station about the murder, the police chief said that investigations were underway and they are treating it as a faith-based murder by biased Muslims. When asked about Ali’s warning sign, police chief Muhammad Iftikhar Bajwa claimed that he could not take it down. However, the constitution of Pakistan explicitly prohibits such discrimination.

The public is encouraged to call the Pakistani embassy of their country to protest this heinous crime?

Pakistan Embassies:

USA: (202) 243-6500, info@embassyofpakistanusa.org  
Canada: (613) 238-7881, parepottawa@rogers.com  
UK: 0870-005-6967, hoc@phclondon.org

Posted by George Vogt · Filed Under Catholic World News 

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5 Responses to “Christian Murdered for Drinking Tea from a Muslim Cup”

  1. Kyrie Eleison » Muslim Kills Christian For Drinking From Wrong Cup on June 13th, 2009 12:58 pm

    [...] Christian Murdered for Drinking Tea from a Muslim Cup : DFW Catholic.org International Christian Concern (www.persecution.org) has learned that radical Muslims running a tea stall beat a Christian man to death for using a cup designated for Muslims on May 9. The young man, Ishtiaq Masih, had ordered tea at a roadside stall in Machharkay village, Punjab, Pakistan, after his bus made a rest stop. [...]

  2. Will on June 13th, 2009 4:42 pm

    I am not at all surprised by this story. I expect nothing less from islam and it’s fanatical followers

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    [...] in Pakistan, a Christian was beaten to death for drink coffee at a “Muslims-only” coffee [...]

  4. Dan Lanotte on June 15th, 2009 5:29 am

    I would like to see what our president will say about this incident, if anything.

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    [...] to this report, Ishtiaq Masih failed to see a sign warning non-Muslims to declare their religion before being [...]

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