E/CN.4/2006/5/Add.1 Page 62 found to have been recovered from Banu (NWFP). On return from Banu, the Yousaf Masih told Police that after his kidnapping from Jacobabad, he was taken to Sukkur and later on to the place where the kidnappers kept him which was at a drive of half an hour from Bannu City, where he contacted Christian Hospital for help and support. 278. On 17 September 2004 the Yousaf Masih was brought to Jacobabad under Police custody where he stated that kidnappers were Pushto speaking and had antiAmerican feelings. In the investigations, the veracity of his account could not be established. However, authorities remained alert for security of Churches and the Pastors. Communication sent on 21 June 2005 279. On 27 March 2005 the Apostolic Church in Khahamba village, near Lahore was attacked. One worshipper, Arshad Masih, died and others were seriously wounded. The Christians ha d been asked to close the Church in the past and the graveyard next to the Church had been seized by local Muslims. 280. The Special Rapporteur was further informed that Pastor Shamoun Babar, 37, and his driver, Daniel Emanuel, 36, were kidnapped on 5 April 2005, from the university town area of Peshawar by unknown persons. Their families informed the police and government authorities about the kidnapping and registered a complaint with the district police station. 281. On 7 April 2005 the badly mutilated bodies of the two men were found near Mulazai village in Nasirbagh, Peshawar, North West Frontier Province, with their noses and ears cut off. Pastor Babar was a well-known preacher and evangelist at Peshawar. According to reports, before the kidnapping he had been receiving threats and had been asked to stop his church activities. Response from the Government dated 18 July 2005 282. The Government indicated that the enquiries revealed that the issue was a dispute on 06 Kanal of land in phase-II WAPDA town, Lahore. At first that land was subject of a dispute between WAPDA Town and M/s Zulfiqar Dogar and Mukhtar Dogar, but the court decided in favour of Dogars who constructed cattle shed at the land in question. 283. Some local Christians also wanted that land to extend their graveyard adjacent to the land. Reportedly a group of 25-30 people on 27th March 2005 started dismantling the cattle shed which led to a row between the two groups. Some individuals namely Zulfiqar Dogar, Mukhtar Dogar, Imran Dogar and Shah Behram Dogar resorted to aerial firing. Resultantly, one individual named Irshad died while a few others were injured. 284. On report of the incident, Police Station Sattokatla registered FIR No. 200/05 under section 302/324 of the Pakistan Penal Code. Those involved in the incident were arrested and Police recovered a 30-bore pistol, 244 bore riffle and a pump action from them. The case against the accused is presently being heard by Judge Ghulan Rasool in Anti-Terrorism Court.