Pakistan: Young Christian Couple Burned Alive by Muslim Mob

A relative of the young couple mourns their death. Photo courtesy of: The Clarion Project

A young couple was burned alive by a mob in Pakistan for what appears to be trumped up charges of blasphemy over a monetary dispute by, The Clarion Project

A young couple, Shahbaz Maseeh, 26, and his wife Shama Bibi, 24 — parents of four small children and another on the way, was burned alive by a mob in Pakistan for what appears to be trumped up charges of blasphemy.

Relatives of the couple say that the real issue was a monetary dispute involving the couple’s employers.