The Asia News website reports today (March 23, 2010) that Arshed Masih died last night at a hospital in Rawalpindi, Punjab province, Pakistan from the serious injuries -- burns covering 80 percent of his body -- which the 38-year-old Pakistani Christian suffered when he was set on fire, because he refused to convert to Islam.
On March 19, a group of Islamic extremists burned alive Arshed, a driver employed by a wealthy Muslim businessman in Rawalpindi. His wife, Martha Arshed, worked as a maid in the same estate, situated in front of a police station.
His wife was raped by police when she tried to stop the violence inflicted on her husband. The couple's three children -- ages 7 to 12 years -- were forced to witness the torture inflicted on their parents.
Recently, disagreements had arisen between the employer, Sheikh Mohammad Sultan, and the couple, because the couple refused to convert to Islam.
Yesterday, the government of Punjab blocked a protest march of Christians, under the pretext of "terrorist threat." The local community wanted to demonstrate, due to the failure of police to arrest the perpetrators of the crimes.
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