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Northern Ireland MP adds voice to Pakistan rape case

Michael Ireland March 16, 2019 2 min read

MP Jim Shannon has written to Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan

NEWTOWNARDS, NORTHERN IRELAND (ANS) – The founder of a UK-based advocacy group for minority rights, has praised a Northern Ireland Member of Parliament for adding his voice to concerns for the safety of a Pakistani Christian woman who was allegedly kidnapped, raped and forced to convert to Islam.

MP Jim Shannon

Sheraz Khan, Chief Executive of UK-based International Minorities Concern said: “We are profoundly grateful to Jim Shannon, MP, for his concern for Pakistani Christians. Thank you, Jim, for writing to Pakistani Prime Minister, Imran Khan.”

Khan stated: “Naveed Iqbal, Mrs Saima Iqbal’s husband told us that Saima Iqbal is very unwell because of the injuries the accused inflicted on her.” He urged people around the world to pray for Saima Iqbal.

Mr Khan stated that successive governments in Pakistan have failed to give equal rights to Pakistani Christians and its other minority citizens.

“We call on the Pakistani authorities to give justice to Saima Iqbal before it is too late. The fact that Saima Iqbal and her family have been forced to go into hiding in their own country says a lot about the deplorable situation of minority rights in Pakistan,” said Mr Khan.

“We would like Prime Minister Imran Khan to deliver on the promises he made to Pakistani minorities during the election campaign,” he said.

Shannon’s letter states the facts of the case and goes on to say: “The abductor, Khalid Satti has been released on bail and the Iqbal  family are frightened and hiding in a secret place. No medical examination has been carried out by the police to verify the physical wounds.”

Jim Shannon’s letter to Prime Minister Imran Khan

Shannon concludes: “I hope that the authorities will take the necessary action and ensure that this poor family receives justice.”

Richard James Shannon is a Democratic Unionist politician from Northern Ireland. He has sat in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom since 2010 as the Member of Parliament for Strangford. He had previously sat in the Northern Ireland Assembly from 1998 to 2010 as the Member of the Legislative Assembly (Northern Ireland) (MLA) for the Assembly constituency of Strangford.  Shannon was a soldier in the Ulster Defence Regiment in 1973–1975 and 1976–1977 and was awarded the General Service Medal. He served in the Royal Artillery TA from 1977–88.

 

Michael Ireland

Michael Ireland is an Internet journalist and Media Missionary serving as Chief Correspondent for the ASSIST News Service. He is also an ordained minister and an award-winning local cable-TV host/producer. Michael has served with Dan Wooding and ASSIST News Service (ANS) since its beginning in 1989. He has reported for ANS from Jamaica, Mexico, Nicaragua, Israel, Jordan, China, and Russia. Follow Michael on Facebook at MichaelIrelandMediaMissionary and on Twitter at @Michael_ASSIST. You may support Michael as a media missionary at https://actintl.givingfuel.com/ireland-michael

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