June 14, 2008	Saturday	Jamadi-us-Sani 09, 1429

KARACHI, June 13: Speakers at a demonstration organized by the Church of Pakistan, Diocese of Karachi, at the Press Club on Friday said that neither had any church property been sold nor would this be allowed.

The diocese’s vice-chairman Rev Emanuel Victor said that some ‘irrelevant’ people had been making efforts to sell the land of the St Andrew’s Church in Saddar to certain builders.

Pakistan People’s Party minority wing leader Anwer Laldin said that an inquiry should be instituted against a former administrator of the YMCA to investigate how and why she had written letters to builders in connection with selling off YMCA properties.

The speakers demanded stern action be taken against all such people who were spreading baseless accusations against the church officials, which was creating unrest among the community members.

They also demanded that action be taken against the people who had encroached upon church property.

—Staff Reporter