Pakistan: Church points out government’s lethargic attitude towards Taliban’s elimination of religious minorities
— Agenzia Fides: “Archbishop Lawrence Saldanha, President of the Bishops’ Conference has signed and sent to Fides a press release from the ‘Justice and Peace Commission’ condemning ‘lethargic attitude on part of the government’ which gives free reign to the Taliban and thereby encourages the ‘imposition of Jazia (a tax for being Non-Muslim) by militant organizations,’ as well as ‘kidnapping for ransom, target killing and internal displacement in frequency in Punjab, Sindh, NWFP and Baluchistan.'”