Today we are hearing a lot in the news about KotRadhaKishan’s double murder case. Before speaking up into details I would briefly remind you the History of this case, A Christian Couple Shama and Shahzad were lynched and burnt alive in the Brick oven after being held accused of Blasphemy on 4th November 2014 which was not proved later. Shama was at that time five months pregnant. After their Murder a flood of NGOs and International and Local media went to the brickkiln and every NGO offered their sincere services for the sake of Justice to the deceased couple and their Children. The Government also came under pressure of what so ever and announced a compensation of 5 Million PKR to the children the actual legal heirs of the deceased couple and a land of about 10 acres. The announcement of this compensation created an inside battle of guardianship of their children between the remaining family including the brothers and Sisters of Shama and Shahzad, and thus created two groups i.e. shahzad’s brothers and Shama’s father. Meanwhile Government announced that the State of Pakistan will be the complainant of the case of Shama and Shahzad and every legal action will be monitored and advanced by the State of Pakistan. Whereas Shama’s father MukhtarMasih’s stance was also justifiable that he have lost a daughter and a grandchild along with his son-in-law therefore it is his right to be the complainant, but it was declined by theState and the State of Pakistan assured him that The Justice will be done to his daughter and her remaining Children. The state also took the custody of the children of Shama and Shahzad and the Child Protection Bureau was actively working to take the custody of the three children namely Salman, poonam and Sonia. But Mukhtar Masih was not ready to accept this, he requested the Voice Society for legal help in this regard, and also for the legal help in the Criminal case of Shama and Shahzad started in the Anti-Terrorism court against the persecutors of the Couple. The Voice agreed to help him and initially formed a legal Panel headed by Adv. Aneeqa Maria the Coordinator of The Voice Society, Adv. Tahir Gul and Adv. RiazAnjum. The Voice contested the custody case of the children of Deceased couple against the State and against Shahzad’s brothers which was accepted and the applications of Guradianship of the Child Protection Bureau and Shahzad’s brothers were dismissed by the Honorable court on Merit. Along with the guardianship case the Voice’s legal team also contested all the bails of the accused persons in this case and were succeeded to keep them behind the bars for about one and a half years. Now the hard luck of The Voice’s prosecution side is that we do not have any of the witnesses in our command. Whereas the witnesses of the case are the brothers of Deceased Shahzad Masih and their sons, who consider Shama’s father as their rival upon custody matter. As far as the ball was in The Voice’s Court none of the accused came out of the Jail, but now when the trial is at its last stages The State is also week at this point because the State witnesses along with the private witnesses have refused to recognize the main accused of the case. There are about 106 people held accused of this lynching and the brutal murder, and now it seems that everyone will be set free. I want to ask a question, where are the State’s promises regarding Justice for Shama and Shahzad’s Children? Where are the blood relations? Is the Blood relation doing justice to the Children? What will THEY answer to the Children of deceased couple who’s empty eyes still look for their father’s affection and Mother’s hugs. Please think. Please know that THE VOICE SOCIETY is pursuing the case on behalf of deceased Shama’s father and representing the week children. These children might be week now but their sufferings are much stronger than any other persecuted person. Now every witness is threatened and refused to recognize the accused who have brutally murdered the Couple, but the little eyes are watching and their evidence is much stronger than anyone’s before GOD. Please do not ignore their sufferings. They have wept alone in the nights while missing the curdles of their parents, they have missed their mother’s kisses and love while they were injured when playing. They have missed their father’s affection while they were alone in the dark. God is watching, every one threatened but the children are not???? THINK AGAIN. Please keep the children in your prayers. Please also keep The Voice Society in your prayers who is standing alone at the RIGHT side. GOD BLESS, By, Aneeqa M. Anthony Coordinator The Voice Society   The Voice team came to know about the incidence of burning a Christian Couple named Shahzad Masih and his five months pregnant wife alive in the brick kiln where they both used to work. Commanded from mosque loudspeakers, a Muslim throng in Punjab Province killed a Christian couple on 4th November 2014 after a co-worker accused the pregnant wife of defiling the Koran. Living on the premises of the brick kiln where shama Bibi and her husband worked in Chak 59 village near Kot Radha Kishan, Karur District, about 60 kilometers (37 miles) southwest of Lahore, some eye witnessed stated that Shama Bibi was beaten to death before the enraged mob threw her body into the kiln, a relative said. The 28-year-old mother of four children was five months pregnant. The relative also told that her husband, Shahzad Masih, was also beaten but was still alive when he was thrown into the kiln with his wife’s body. He was 32. On Sunday (Nov. 2), Shama was cleaning her quarters when she found amulets of her late father-in-law, who had used them in the practice black magic. “Shama burned the amulets and some other related material, assuming that this was the best way to get rid of ‘evil stuff,’” the relative said. “She later threw the ashes on a garbage heap outside their quarters when Muhammad Irfan, a Muslim co-worker, noticed some half-burnt pieces of paper from the amulets and raised a clamor, claiming that Shahzad’s family had desecrated Quranic pages.” The kiln is owned by a Muslim, Chaudhry Yousaf Gujjar. On Monday (Nov. 3), announcements emanated from village mosques calling on “all faithful” to take notice of the alleged blasphemy committed by Shama. The announcements panicked the five Christian brothers of Masih – who also worked at the kiln – and their families, but Gujjar assured them that he would handle the situation. “At around 7 a.m. on Tuesday, a mob of about 3,000-4,000 people, most of whom were armed with batons and sharp-edged weapons, started gathering around the brick kiln,” the relative said, based on information from another relative who witnessed the entire crime. “The kiln’s manager, Muhammad Akram, asked the couple to hide in a room next to the office and told them to lock the door from inside while he put a padlock on the outside. Sensing the imminent danger to their lives, Shahzad’s brothers and all male children fled the kiln, leaving behind the women and little children in the quarters thinking that the mob, which was baying for the blood of Shahzad and his wife, would not hurt them.” The mob forced their way into the quarters and started searching for the couple. Unable to locate them, the crowd rushed towards the office and demanded that the manager reveal their whereabouts.“Mohammad Akram the watchmen of the Brick kiln upon the orders of his Master/owner Yousaf Gujjar gave away the couple, the mob broke into the room and then dragged both of them out to the courtyard, The sister of Shama(deceased) named Yasmeen who is also the eye witness of this whole incidence told the Voice team that “The mob then mercilessly beat up Shama and Shahzad, using fists, kicks and batons at will. Shama was already dead by the time the Islamist zealots had thrown her body into the kiln. Shahzad was still alive when he was shoved into the fire.” The couple is survived by two boys and two girls, the eldest son being 7 years old. This whole incidence was planned, said Yasmeen Bibi sister of Shama Bibi, she said, my Sister Shama and her husband were abducted and kept in the room from where they were handed over to the mob who killed them. I witnessed the whole incidence and when they threw my sister in the fire, I ran towards the house and picked up the children and fled from the house because I was afraid that they might throw the children in the fire as well. The dispute between the brickkiln owner was started when my sister and her husband claimed for their dues and the owner yousaf Gujjar was reluctant to pay them. Therefore they both told him that they will leave the Brickkiln, and as a result he asked them to pay Rs. 5, 00,000 if they wanted to leave the Kiln. Questionable Prosecution: Soon after news broke in local media, large police contingents were deployed in the area to prevent further bloodshed.Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif formed a three-member committee to expedite the investigation of the killings and ordered police to beef up security in Christian neighborhoods in the province. An FIR No: 475/14 is registered in the Police Station Kot Radha Kishan Kasur, whereas the complainant is an SI, Sub-Inspector Mohammad Ali from Chowki Factory Area kot Radha Kishan who is not eligible for being the complainant of the case. The Police filed a First Information Report (FIR) on its own accord, even though the aggrieved family was determined to file a formal complaint into the killings of their loved ones. As it is clearly understood that The government did not want the family to become the complainant in the case as it would keep media focused on developments and cause “global embarrassment” to the government of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, whose three terms in office have been tainted with extreme violence against non-Muslims, particularly Christians. The FIR is lodged against 60 people out of which 7 are nominated and the rest of 53 are unknown under the Sections 302, 436, 201, 148.149, 353, 186 of Pakistan Penal Code and 7 ATA (Anti-terrorism Act) also 500-600 people out of the mob from the different nearby villages were also included in the FIR. All major acts of religious terrorism against Christians, including Joseph Colony arson in March 2013, Gojra carnage in 2009, and previous killings at Shanti Nagar, Khanewal and Bamnianwala, have taken place under Pakistan Muslim League (N) governments, which draw support from banned Islamist extremist outfits based in the southern belt of Punjab Province. The relatives of the deceased and The Voice Society criticized the police registration of the FIR and the hasty manner in which the remains were buried without informing the family, allegedly on the counsel of a politician. “We weren’t even told about the funerals. How can a politician approve the funeral of my [relative] without even seeking my permission?” the father Mukhtar Masih of Shama Bibi said, adding that the family had decided to challenge the government’s decision to register a case on its own. “The frenzied mob did not even consider Shama’s condition and kept raining kicks and batons on her,” he said. “Today three innocent lives were lost – the couple and their unborn child – and the police is responsible for these murders. “The Police men were watching this whole incidence and they did not even tried to intervene or help my Children while they were dying out of the Brutality of the Muslims and their Clerics. Their cries were buried under the slogans of Kill the Christians, Allah Ho Akbar and Christians are Kafirs. The Voice Society: The Voice team reached the place of occurrence on 4th November at about 3:00pm soon we heard about the incidence. The team was consisted of Mr. Shahid Anthony, Mr. Napolean Qayyum, Mr. Imran Barkat and Mr. Imran Zafar. The team met the relatives of both of the deceased and gathered facts about the case. Today i.e. on 5th November 2014 The Voice’s legal team has filed a Writ petition in the Sessions Court Kasur for the re- filing of the FIR under the complainant ship of the Father of the deceased Shama Bibi and to add the real facts of the case that are necessary for the prosecution to contest the case and to bring the culprits under the legal punishment of their brutality and in-humanity. The Voice is persistent to go to the High Court for the Stay and for all the necessary efforts if required to change the complainant ship of the FIR and to make sure that the deceased couple should get the Justice for themselves, their Children and for all Christian persecuted community. Update: The Voice society is dealing with the case in the Anti-terrorist court and in the High Court. The next dates of hearing in the Anti-terrorist court is 19th-01-15, and 15th-01-15 in the Anti-terrorist court Lahore. Reported By, Aneeqa M Anthony Advocate High Court Coordinator The Voice Society