{"id":820,"date":"2016-03-30T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-03-29T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.britishasianchristians.org\/full-previous-archive\/2016\/03\/30\/wilson-chowdhry-describes-the-impact-of-the-latest-bomb-attack-against-christians-at-gulshan-park\/"},"modified":"2023-04-30T05:31:24","modified_gmt":"2023-04-30T04:31:24","slug":"wilson-chowdhry-describes-the-impact-of-the-latest-bomb-attack-against-christians-at-gulshan-park","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.britishasianchristians.org\/full-previous-archive\/wilson-chowdhry-describes-the-impact-of-the-latest-bomb-attack-against-christians-at-gulshan-park\/","title":{"rendered":"Wilson Chowdhry describes the impact of the latest bomb attack against Christians at Gulshan Park"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A powerful bomb blast rocked Pakistan’s eastern city of Lahore on Easter Sunday evening 27th March 2016. The blast is believed to have killed over 60 people
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The explosion took place inside a children’s park known as Gulshan-i-Iqbal at Iqbal Town. A large number of families, especially women and children, were
\n present when the blast took place Many of these are believed to be Christians as it is a common tradition for families to go to a local funfair to
\n celebrate the birth of Christ after their Easter devotions. 36 of the fatalities are known to be Christians after a suicide bomber detonated his explosive
\n device packed with ball bearings intentionally close to the children’s play area. <\/div>\n

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Casualties have been taken to local hospitals including Lahore General Hospital which does not have a special burns unit. It is believed the attack took
\n place during the celebrations of Easter in an attempt to target Christians. Distraught family members have gathered outside local hospitals and the
\n government has announced a three day mourning period. <\/div>\n

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British Pakistani Christian Associations Chairman Wilson Chowdhry was interviewed by the BBC the day after the attack.<\/div>\n

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We have set up a disaster recovery appeal to help and assist these families. Our donations will help secure medical supplies and pay for hospital treatments, pay for funeral costs and help with the long term rehabilitation and trauma counselling of victims. If you would like to support our appeal financially please contribute by using this link
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