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November 20, 2011

AP: From Pakistani slum, 5,000 seat church rises, showing resilience of community under fire

by Ashraf Khan
The Associated Press

KARACHI, Pakistan - Pakistan's tiny and downtrodden Christian community thought big when constructing its latest church — a domed, three-story building that towers over the sprawling slum it serves and is the largest yet in the violent, Muslim country.

St. Peter's of Karachi, which opened its doors this month and can fit around 5,000 people, is a sign of the resilience of a faith that has long suffered from state discrimination and attacks by extremists allied with al-Qaida and the Taliban.

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