Muslim villagers donate money to build church for Christian community in Pakistan

Muslim villagers in Pakistan are helping to fund a new church for their neighbors in a show of religious solidarity six years after the Christian community was attacked by mobs in the area.

Muslim villagers in Pakistan are helping to fund a new church for their neighbors in a show of religious solidarity six years after the Christian community was attacked by mobs in the area.

People in the village of Khaksabad are donating what they can afford towards the building of a new mud chapel for the Christian community, after their previous place of worship was swept away by the monsoon rains, reports Daily Pakistan.

“I learnt about the project in a community meeting last month,” Dilawar Hussain, a Muslim shopkeeper, told Asia News. 

Hussein added, “A church is a house of worship; we pray and worship the same God.”

The donations vary due to economic conditions, with one farmer giving 2,000 rupees (£21) towards the project, while local business owners such as Mr Hussain have donated 10,000 rupees (£105) and as much as 30,000 rupees (£315).