{"id":2591038,"date":"2026-04-15T10:26:59","date_gmt":"2026-04-15T14:26:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pakistan-police-allegedly-torture-roman-catholic-man-to-death\/"},"modified":"2026-04-15T10:29:52","modified_gmt":"2026-04-15T14:29:52","slug":"pakistan-police-allegedly-torture-roman-catholic-man-to-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pakistan-police-allegedly-torture-roman-catholic-man-to-death\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan Police Allegedly Torture Roman Catholic Man to Death"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fpakistan-police-allegedly-torture-roman-catholic-man-to-death%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2591038&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A Roman catholic father of four in Lahore,Pakistan,named Iftikhar Masih reportedly died after police detained him on what his family says where false charges and allegedly tortured him. His family reports multiple injuries consistent with torture,while police claimed he committed suicide and said the body was found hanging from a ceiling fan.Masih\u2019s brother described marks on several parts of his body, and the police refused to acknowledge wrongdoing. The family says a later call from someone claiming to be a police officer demanded a bribe of 200,000 Pakistani rupees for his release; after they arranged money, they were told Masih had hanged himself, leading the family to suspect extortion. Masih\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/police-make-arrest-in-murder-of-detroit-synagogue-leader-dont-identify-suspect\/\" title=\"... arrest suspect in murder of Detroit synagogue leader, but withhold identity.\">funeral drew hundreds<\/a>,highlighting his reputation in the community. The piece places the incident within a broader pattern of alleged mistreatment and coercion against Christians in Pakistan, noting similar cases such as Ishtiaq Saleem, who <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >faces potential death penalties<\/a> on blasphemy charges, according to ADF International, wich argues that such accusations can be manufactured to oppress religious minorities.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Police in the Islamic nation of Pakistan allegedly tortured a Roman Catholic father of four to death after he was arrested on spurious charges.<\/p>\n<p>The family of Iftikhar Masih, who hails from the Sadhoki Kahna Nau area of Lahore, Pakistan, said that despite <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ex-ufc-fighter-faces-mexican-murder-charges-after-girlfriends-death\/\" title=\"Ex-UFC Fighter Faces Mexican Murder Charges After Girlfriend\u2019s ...\">police officers claiming<\/a> he had killed himself, he had injuries consistent with torture.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;There were marks on several parts of his body,&rdquo; Riyasat Masih, the man&rsquo;s brother, said of the incident, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.christianpost.com\/news\/christian-man-tortured-to-death-by-police-in-pakistan-family.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">report<\/a> from The Christian Post.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The police refused to acknowledge any wrongdoing and continued to insist it was suicide.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Police tried to claim that they found the body of the deceased Iftikhar Masih &mdash; a 42-year-old who had been a gardener at the University of Lahore for many years &mdash; hanging by a scarf from a ceiling fan.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadAnyclip() { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst container=document.getElementById(\"anyclipvideo\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!container) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); 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\t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Iftikhar Masih&rsquo;s wife took a call on March 26 from her husband&rsquo;s number, with the person on the other end of the line claiming to be a police officer.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The caller alleged that Iftikhar had been caught attempting to kidnap a girl at gunpoint from a private housing society and asked her to come to the Industrial Area Police Station&rsquo;s Kahna post,&rdquo; Riyasat Masih added.<\/p>\n<p>Mohsin Shah, a police officer, unveiled the allegations at the post.<\/p>\n<p>Shah allegedly demanded that the Masih family pay a bribe of 200,000 Pakistani rupees &mdash; just over $700 &mdash; for the release of the husband and father.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I pleaded that my brother was innocent and of good character, but he insisted on the payment,&rdquo; Riyasat Masih said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;I left to arrange the money, and when I returned a few hours later, I was told that Iftikhar had committed suicide.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The family suspected that the allegations were a ruse to extort cash.<\/p>\n<p>Riyasat Masih noted that his brother&rsquo;s funeral on March 27 had hundreds of people in attendance &mdash; a testament to his reputation.<\/p>\n<p>Other examples of Christians being extorted in Pakistan are well-documented.<\/p>\n<p>Just last month, ADF International said in a <a href=\"https:\/\/adfinternational.org\/news\/christian-father-targeted-by-pakistans-blasphemy-business-group-faces-possible-death-penalty\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">release<\/a> that Ishtiaq Saleem, a Christian from Islamabad, Pakistan, was awaiting a possible <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-executes-convicted-rapist-murderer-on-teen-victims-birthday-killer-gives-regretful-last-words-to-victims-family\/\" title=\"Texas Executes Convicted Rapist-Murderer on Teen Victim&#039;s Birthday; Killer Gives Regretful Last Words to Victim&#039;s ...\">death penalty verdict<\/a> on questionable blasphemy charges.<\/p>\n<p>He was accused of downloading blasphemous material on the internet in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Ishtiaq committed no wrong and was simply living his life as a Christian in Pakistan when he was arrested. He has now spent three years behind bars, separated from his family,&rdquo; Tehmina Arora, ADF International&rsquo;s director of advocacy for Asia, said in the release.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;No one should face the threat of death or years in prison based on fabricated accusations of blasphemy. 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Masih, a 42-year-old gardener at the University of Lahore, reportedly had injuries suggesting torture, even though authorities insisted he died by suicide.<\/p>\n<p>The family says a police officer later demanded a bribe for his release. Masih\u2019s wife received a call on March 26 from someone claiming to be a police officer, saying he had been caught trying to kidnap a girl and that she should come to the Industrial Area Kahna police post. At the post, a officer named Mohsin Shah allegedly pressed the family for a 200,000 PKR bribe. The family says Masih was innocent, left to arrange the money, and, upon returning hours later, was told he had committed suicide. They suspect the allegations were a pretext to extort money.<\/p>\n<p>Masih\u2019s funeral on March 27 drew hundreds of attendees, underscoring his good reputation. The piece notes that Christians in Pakistan face ongoing pressure and includes reference to other cases, such as that of Ishtiaq Saleem in Islamabad, who faced possible the death penalty on questionable blasphemy charges. The release from ADF International calls on authorities to reject fabricated blasphemy accusations and highlights the broader difficulties faced by Christians and other religious minorities in Pakistan<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2591039,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Michael-Featured-Image-934.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[6499,76068,16182,77811,77812],"class_list":["post-2591038","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-death","tag-human-rights-2","tag-pakistan","tag-police-torture","tag-roman-catholic"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Michael-Featured-Image-934.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2591038","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2591038"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2591038\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2591046,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2591038\/revisions\/2591046"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2591039"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2591038"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2591038"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2591038"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}