As it was reported by The Voice Society on 10-04-2015 about the incidence of burning a Christian Boy named Nauman Masih who was aged about 14 years. As it was reported previously that he was burnt because of his religion (Christianity) by the Muslims assumed upon a discussion on Youhanaabad’s issue of Lynching two suspected terrorists.
It is sadly reported that Nauman Masih who was admitted in Mayo hospital from last 4 days has been died yesterday in Mayo hospital. It was shocking because previously Doctors were saying that This wounds are external/superficial and not internal and they also told previously that it will take some time but Nauman will be recovered with medicines and Plastic Surgery. But now he died suddenly instead of recovering.
The Maternal Grandfather of the Boy claimed that his paternal Uncle and Aunt have murdered him. but there is another story behind this allegation, which does not fit into the situation. Moreover the Voice team met with the family and friends of Nauman and also with the sister of Nauman named Saba Bibi who is about 22 years old but nobody even had a second thought about the allegation labeled by the Maternal Grandfather. Whereas the statements of the family of Nauman including his Father (Paternal Uncle), Samina (Paternal Aunt), brothers and Sister (Saba) were recorded by the Voice team stated a different story.
NadeemMasih:
NadeemMasih is the paternal Uncle of Late Nauman Masih, he stated that, ‘Nauman was my son as I raised him like my own son, after the death of my brother Rafaqat Masih, me and my wife raised him like our own child and there was no difference between my sons and Nauman. Nauman has never called me Uncle, he always called me dad. Upon asking about the property as was alleged by the Maternal grandfather, Nadeem told The Voice team that the property was registered in the name of Rafaqat and is still on his name, moreover Rafaqat through stamp paper/legal agreement divided his property in two halves i.e. two Marla each, one for Saba and one for Nauman. The house is still on rent but the legal owners were Nauman and Saba and now only Saba is the owner of the property. Upon asking him about the incidence of Nauman’s death, he said that when we received the news about Nauman’s accident we reached directly to the Mayo hospital as 1122 ambulance already took him to the hospital. When me and my sons reached the hospital we met Nauman in ICU, I asked him about the incidence that what happened, ‘he said that Abu (Father), they (Muslims) did really bad with me. They have burnt me because I am a Christian, he also said that Abu save me and save yourself as well.
Saba Nauman’s Sister: Saba said,’ I am 21 years old, my parents are Nadeem and Samina, I don’t know anyone else. She also said that now people are knowing that Nadeem and samina are not our parents, otherwise no- body knew it before and they are more than our real parents. When she was asked about her mother who is claiming that Nadeem and Samina have killed Nauman, she said, she is my step mother, and I have never seen any signs of motherhood in her ever. She was never good to Nauman and was very cruel towards him while he was only 4 years old and she was his real mother. She further told that Nauman was my step brother but our Uncle Nadeem and Aunt have always taught us and treated us as one blood and their own blood so we had no concept of step-hood. Only Nauman’s mother knew this term well. When Saba was asked about Nauman’s last days in hospital, she was sobbing. She said that my younger brother was in real pain, he was very brave and did not wanted to hurt or disturb us that’s why he never said a single word of complaint, but I have seen pains in his eyes. His eyes kept on telling about his suffering and about the fear he was going through. Some body who now killed him threatened him for the life of our father Nadeem and his other family members that’s why he always said, it’s ok, let it be. Forget what has happened to me, please save yourselves and save my father. They said, this time it will be his turn. We asked him hundreds of time but he said that he won’t tell because it will endanger the life of his family. He never mentioned who is behind this all. She further said that my innocent brother is killed, I need justice. We don’t need money, but justice.

Samina’s statement: Samina is Nadeem’s wife and Nauman’s Aunt. She said that, Nauman is my son like my other sons. I have lost my handsome and God fearing son. He was very obedient. When we asked her about Nauman’s intuition that he mentined in the hospital, she said, Nauman has never said anything like intuition before in his 14 years life. This was the first time when he was talking like this. No doubt he was very vigilant in going church and he always took part in the Church activities, he was also the youth member of the church but he has never mentioned before that he had intuitions. Therefore what The Voice team was suspecting was right from this statement that he wsa hiding something big.
Samina also told that his suffering was very high, it was very painful to watch him die every moment with pain in his burns, but he never showed that he is getting tired of his suffering and will leave us all so soon. She also mentioned that doctors said that the injuries are not internal, his internal organs i.e. Heart, Lungs, kidneys and the rest were doing well and working. She also added that Doctors had suggested some exercises as well which I was practicing with him or helping him to do the exercise. But all of a sudden he died. We were waiting for the time to come when we will bring him home but he went somewhere else.

Cousins Statements: Nauman’s cousins were present with him from day one when he was admitted in hospital namely Asif, Kashif, Sagar and others. They said, Nauman certainly knew the people who burnt him. He was scared to mention the names.

Conclusion: The Voice team did some of the fact finding and met some people from the neighbor hood(names cannot be publishes as per request) and came to know that there were few boys who met him at the shop of buttons when Nauman went to the Buttons shop from the shop of Tailor Master MunirMasih, they started arguments about good or bad religion and people and also abused Christians for YouhanaabadMatter. This enraged Nauman and he had an argument with the boys and he left the shop. The boys/men chased him on his way back to the Tailor’s shop but they had him before he reached Tailor Master’s shop. The boys were on a Motor bike and they were chasing Nauman. They had him on his way and also slapped him badly but Nauman managed to escape, later at first the bikers chased him and then they put petrol on him and lit him to fire. Nauman ran for his life and felt down at the heap of the sand to save himself. There were few more people who saved him by putting sand on him to extinguish fire, later somebody called 1122, an emergency ambulance service and they brought him to the Mayo hospital. Nauman’s Aunt said that the hospital and the doctors and nurses were very cooperative and kind. They helped us in every possible manner but God had some other plans for my 14 years old son.
The Voice Society has paid all the expenses for Medical, Funeral and food for the Funeral etc. and now The Voice panel of lawyers is pursuing the case in order to bring Justice to Nauman’s soul.
Recommendations: The Government should take serious notice upon the ratio of increasing crimes against minorities. the safety and security of every citizen is the responsibility of State and in the matter of Christians and minorities the State is always failed to provide basic rights to its minority citizens, instead of that the Ministers of our present Government give statements against the Youhanaabad Lynching and not condoling the deaths and sufferings of the Christians, they also blame the Christians for the failure of their own Government.  Pakistani Government should stay equal and Just for every one and every citizen of Pakistan apart from differentiating them on the basis of their religions.

Reported By,

Aneeqa M. Anthony
Coordinator
The Voice Society

It is a pity that Pakistan has now came to such a stage where people are deciding the fate of others in accordance to their own made laws mainly religiously and secondly socially.
Nouman is a Christian boy aged about 14 years who used to work at a Tailor’s shop; the tailor is named as Munir Masih.   His father Rafaqat Masih died about 4 years ago and mother re-married, therefore his paternal Uncle Nadeem Masih brought up Nouman and Saba (Nouman’s sister aged about 21 years). That after the incidence of Youhanaabad’s lynching a general hatred against Christians is developed against Christians Strongly; the hatred was here even before the incident of Youhanaabad and is evident from many incidents of persecution against Christians in the past. But this incidence of Youhanaabad gave Majority people a vision and a justifiable way to hate Christians. Nouman has also become the Victim of the same hatred and revenge. Now we assume that it is just a beginning, many worst incidences with worst effects are coming ahead against Christians as a result of this hatred.
The Voice’s Fact Finding: The Voice team comprised of Adv. Aneeqa Maria, Mr. Shahid Anthony, Mr. Napolean Qayyum , Mr. Imran Barkat and Mr. Imran Zafar reached Mayo Hospital at about 7:00pm in the evening upon the news about the incidence through a source. When the Voice team reached the hospital the team met Nouman’s paternal Aunt and asked her about the incidence. She told the Voice team that Nouman is 14 years old and have no parents therefore me and my husband Nadeem are his parents.
We Inquired about Nouman’s present condition, but she told that the doctors and the Medical staff are restraining them from entering the place where they have kept Nouman. She also said that I doubt that they will threaten Nouman and will compel him to change his statement. She said further, that, “Nouman can recognize the culprits and can also help in making the sketch if required as he knew the persons. After a short while the Medical staff in the presence of Doctor and other medical staff brought Nouman out of the emergency theatre in a stable condition. Nouman was able to speak that time. The Doctor (name cannot be revealed) told the Coordinator of the Voice society that the patient i.e. Nauman Masih is burnt up to 55% which is a serious burn in our terms. Therefore please pray to God that along with the medication he have mercy on him. He further told that there is no internal burning or injury occurred to Nouman.
The Voice team than met the SP. Mr. Iqbal, who came to see Nouman along with the police and he ordered the police constables on the security of the patient and he also recorded the Nouman’s statement for the sake of registration of the case, he also told that Chief Minister Mr. Shahbaz Sharif has took notice upon the incidence.
Nouman’s Statement: Nouman told The Voice team and the Police officials that he was coming from the Tailor’s shop when it was the time to Friday prayers of the Muslims and also mine half time. “I was going to over lock the shirts when two people stopped me, while Muslims were going to their mosques and asked me whether I was from which religion. I told them that I am Christian. They started beating me when I tried running the both boys started following me through the street and then they threw Kerosene oil on me and burnt me. I kept on running when a heap of Sand came on my way, I lied down on the sand whereas few people from the community named Patras and Sadiq Masih turned off fire by putting sand on me. I became unconscious and they called 1122 Emergency medical helpline and called an ambulance”. I don’t know them but I had an Intuition that somebody will try to kill me and I told this to my family as well as to my Master Tailor but everybody just kept on saying that nothing will happen to me.
The Voice’s Contribution: The Voice team met the SP and the Medical officer and asked them about the upcoming circumstances. The Medical officer said that things are in good control and the poor boy is out of danger. We have expertise in the burn management they will take good care of Nouman. Whereas SP said that all the family of Nouman will come under the investigation process and we will finalize the investigation soon in a positive case/ notes. The Voice team helped the family in all matters of hospital and assured the family that the justice will be done. The Voice then went to the police station along with the paternal uncle of Nouman who is the Complainant of the FIR as well. When the team reached the police station it was about 2:00am. The Voice got the FIR registered under sections 324/34 PPC under the FIR No: 308/15 against the unknown people upon the statement of Nauman Masih.
The Voice will deal with all the legal matters of the case, the Voice will join the investigation long with the complainant and help and assist them legally until the Culprits apply for the legal action. The Voice has taken up this case and will support the family and the children legally, morally and financially in all aspects.
Please pray for the life of Nauman Masih.

Reported by,

Aneeqa Maria
Advocate High Court
Coordinator The Voice