Pakistan mourns for victims of deadly Taliban church attacks
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Pakistan's minority Christians blocked roads Monday in protest over a pair of Taliban suicide bombings that struck two churches the day before, killing 15 people in the latest attack against religious minorities in this increasingly fractured country.
Authorities said all Christian schools would remain closed as prayer services and funerals for the victims get underway later Monday, said Pakistani shipping and ports minister and Christian community leader Kamran Michael.
He appealed on fellow Christians to remain peaceful.
Pakistani Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan denounced the twin church attacks as an "inhuman act of terrorism" and said it also reflects the militants "frustration" in the face of a stepped-up military operation against them. Last June, Pakistan launched a major operation to rout militants from their strongholds and has claimed success in the offensive.
