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One of the Catholic Churches of Lahore. In the outskirts of the city of Lahore lives the most densely-populated Christian neighborhood in the whole of Pakistan. Last year, two bombers struck local Catholic and Protestant churches killing more than a dozen people, injuring many more. Protests by the Christian community only led to more violence rather than security.
The Taliban groups target religious minorities for a variety of strategic reasons: as propaganda, to divide Pakistani society, to distract Pakistanis from military operations against extremists, and to erode confidence in the government, potentially creating a vacuum for extremists to fill.
But in addition to the attacks that grab headlines, many Christians in Pakistan say mundane aspects of daily life leave them feeling isolated and neglected.