{"id":7042,"date":"2014-07-25T08:01:00","date_gmt":"2014-07-25T08:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.catholicnewsagency.com\/news\/pakistani-catholics-muslims-cooperate-to-extinguish-fire-at-friary-72826\/"},"modified":"2014-07-25T08:01:00","modified_gmt":"2014-07-25T08:01:00","slug":"pakistani-catholics-muslims-cooperate-to-extinguish-fire-at-friary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/catholicnews\/2014\/07\/pakistani-catholics-muslims-cooperate-to-extinguish-fire-at-friary\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakistani Catholics, Muslims cooperate to extinguish fire at friary"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><head><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><\/head><body><p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.catholicnewsagency.com\/images\/size340\/Capuchin_friary_destryed_in_a_fire_in_Pakistan_Credit_Capuchin_House_Karachi_CNA_7_24_14.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Karachi, Pakistan, Jul 25, 2014 \/ 02:01 am (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.catholicnewsagency.com\/\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">CNA\/EWTN News<\/a>).- When a fire broke out last week at a Capuchin friary in Karachi, Pakistan's largest city, both local Christians and Muslims rushed to put out the blaze.<\/p>\n<p>\tOn July 16, a fire began at Karachi's \u201cCapuchin House\u201d around 11:00 a.m. People in the neighborhood heard a huge blast, and then saw a raging fire engulf the residences of the friary.<\/p>\n<p>\t\u201cWe thank God that no lives have been lost and the friars are safe,\u201d Asif Nazir, a local teacher, told CNA July 21.<\/p>\n<p>\t\u201cOnly a assistant parish priest, Fr. Javed Kashif, sustained burn injuries on his hands while trying to extinguish the fire.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\tNazir explained that the lack of casualties was because \u201cthe friars were in the city on their missionary assignments, and the rest of the staff were on summer vacations.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\tHe added that it has been confirmed that the fire was caused by an an electrical short circuit.<\/p>\n<p>\t\u201cThe Muslim neighbors rushed for help in extinguishing the fire, which brings a ray of hope for dialogue, communal harmony, and sustaining peace,\u201d Nazir reflected.<\/p>\n<p>\tHe lamented that the friary's \u201cprecious books, documentation file folders, and electronics such as computers\u201d have all \u201cturned into ashes.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\t\u201cThe quantified assessment of actual damage is under process,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<p>\tThe friars have asked for prayers, support and encouragement as they work to restore their home.<\/p>\n<p>\tAt the time of the fire, Fr. Qaiser Feroze was on a pastoral visit to the Agha Khan Hospital, while Fr. Javed Kashif and Fr. Bernard Younas were at St. Philip\u2019s parish.<\/p>\n<p>\tThe Capuchin Franciscans are among the 11 religious priests in the Archdiocese of Karachi, who serve alongside the local Church's 26 diocesan priests. Together, they serve some 166,000 Catholics, who constitute just over one percent of the area's total population.<\/p>\n<p>\tThe archdiocese does works of charity, serving the youth and women with education, and health and social development. Both Christians and Muslims are served by the 14 archdiocesan high schools.<\/p>\n<p>\tPakistan's population is about 97 percent Muslim, with Hindus and Christians each constituting nearly two percent of the total population.<\/p>\n<div class=\"feedflare\">\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/catholicnewsagency\/dailynews?a=dtDbRbPcW2U:1b0MUjqMvxQ:yIl2AUoC8zA\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/catholicnewsagency\/dailynews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/catholicnewsagency\/dailynews\/~4\/dtDbRbPcW2U\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"><\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.catholicnewsagency.com\/images\/size340\/Capuchin_friary_destryed_in_a_fire_in_Pakistan_Credit_Capuchin_House_Karachi_CNA_7_24_14.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>Karachi, Pakistan, Jul 25, 2014 \/ 02:01 am (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.catholicnewsagency.com\/\" target=\"_self\">CNA\/EWTN News<\/a>).- When a fire broke out last week at a Capuchin friary in Karachi, Pakistan&#8217;s largest city, both local Christians and Muslims rushed to put out the blaze.<\/p>\n<p>\tOn July 16, a fire began at Karachi&#8217;s &ldquo;Capuchin House&rdquo; around 11:00 a.m. People in the neighborhood heard a huge blast, and then saw a raging fire engulf the residences of the friary.<\/p>\n<p>\t&ldquo;We thank God that no lives have been lost and the friars are safe,&rdquo; Asif Nazir, a local teacher, told CNA July 21.<\/p>\n<p>\t&ldquo;Only a assistant parish priest, Fr. Javed Kashif, sustained burn injuries on his hands while trying to extinguish the fire.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>\tNazir explained that the lack of casualties was because &ldquo;the friars were in the city on their missionary assignments, and the rest of the staff were on summer vacations.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>\tHe added that it has been confirmed that the fire was caused by an an electrical short circuit.<\/p>\n<p>\t&ldquo;The Muslim neighbors rushed for help in extinguishing the fire, which brings a ray of hope for dialogue, communal harmony, and sustaining peace,&rdquo; Nazir reflected.<\/p>\n<p>\tHe lamented that the friary&#8217;s &ldquo;precious books, documentation file folders, and electronics such as computers&rdquo; have all &ldquo;turned into ashes.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>\t&ldquo;The quantified assessment of actual damage is under process,&rdquo; he added.<\/p>\n<p>\tThe friars have asked for prayers, support and encouragement as they work to restore their home.<\/p>\n<p>\tAt the time of the fire, Fr. Qaiser Feroze was on a pastoral visit to the Agha Khan Hospital, while Fr. Javed Kashif and Fr. Bernard Younas were at St. Philip&rsquo;s parish.<\/p>\n<p>\tThe Capuchin Franciscans are among the 11 religious priests in the Archdiocese of Karachi, who serve alongside the local Church&#8217;s 26 diocesan priests. Together, they serve some 166,000 Catholics, who constitute just over one percent of the area&#8217;s total population.<\/p>\n<p>\tThe archdiocese does works of charity, serving the youth and women with education, and health and social development. Both Christians and Muslims are served by the 14 archdiocesan high schools.<\/p>\n<p>\tPakistan&#8217;s population is about 97 percent Muslim, with Hindus and Christians each constituting nearly two percent of the total population.<\/p>\n<div>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/catholicnewsagency\/dailynews?a=dtDbRbPcW2U:1b0MUjqMvxQ:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/catholicnewsagency\/dailynews?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~r\/catholicnewsagency\/dailynews\/~4\/dtDbRbPcW2U\" height=\"1\" width=\"1\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1031,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7042","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-asia-pacific"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Pakistani Catholics, Muslims cooperate to extinguish fire at friary<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Karachi, Pakistan, Jul 25, 2014 \/ 02:01 am (CNA\/EWTN News).- When a fire broke out last week at a Capuchin friary in Karachi, Pakistan&#039;s largest city, both local Christians and Muslims rushed to put out the blaze. On July 16, a fire began at Karachi&#039;s &ldquo;Capuchin House&rdquo; around 11:00 a.m. People in the neighborhood heard a huge blast, and then saw a raging fire engulf the residences of the friary. &ldquo;We thank God that no lives have been lost and the friars are safe,&rdquo; Asif Nazir, a local teacher, told CNA July 21. &ldquo;Only a assistant parish priest, Fr. Javed Kashif, sustained burn injuries on his hands while trying to extinguish the fire.&rdquo; Nazir explained that the lack of casualties was because &ldquo;the friars were in the city on their missionary assignments, and the rest of the staff were on summer vacations.&rdquo; He added that it has been confirmed that the fire was caused by an an electrical short circuit. &ldquo;The Muslim neighbors rushed for help in extinguishing the fire, which brings a ray of hope for dialogue, communal harmony, and sustaining peace,&rdquo; Nazir reflected. He lamented that the friary&#039;s &ldquo;precious books, documentation file folders, and electronics such as computers&rdquo; have all &ldquo;turned into ashes.&rdquo; &ldquo;The quantified assessment of actual damage is under process,&rdquo; he added. The friars have asked for prayers, support and encouragement as they work to restore their home. At the time of the fire, Fr. Qaiser Feroze was on a pastoral visit to the Agha Khan Hospital, while Fr. Javed Kashif and Fr. Bernard Younas were at St. Philip&rsquo;s parish. The Capuchin Franciscans are among the 11 religious priests in the Archdiocese of Karachi, who serve alongside the local Church&#039;s 26 diocesan priests. Together, they serve some 166,000 Catholics, who constitute just over one percent of the area&#039;s total population. The archdiocese does works of charity, serving the youth and women with education, and health and social development. Both Christians and Muslims are served by the 14 archdiocesan high schools. 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On July 16, a fire began at Karachi&#039;s &ldquo;Capuchin House&rdquo; around 11:00 a.m. People in the neighborhood heard a huge blast, and then saw a raging fire engulf the residences of the friary. &ldquo;We thank God that no lives have been lost and the friars are safe,&rdquo; Asif Nazir, a local teacher, told CNA July 21. &ldquo;Only a assistant parish priest, Fr. Javed Kashif, sustained burn injuries on his hands while trying to extinguish the fire.&rdquo; Nazir explained that the lack of casualties was because &ldquo;the friars were in the city on their missionary assignments, and the rest of the staff were on summer vacations.&rdquo; He added that it has been confirmed that the fire was caused by an an electrical short circuit. &ldquo;The Muslim neighbors rushed for help in extinguishing the fire, which brings a ray of hope for dialogue, communal harmony, and sustaining peace,&rdquo; Nazir reflected. He lamented that the friary&#039;s &ldquo;precious books, documentation file folders, and electronics such as computers&rdquo; have all &ldquo;turned into ashes.&rdquo; &ldquo;The quantified assessment of actual damage is under process,&rdquo; he added. The friars have asked for prayers, support and encouragement as they work to restore their home. At the time of the fire, Fr. Qaiser Feroze was on a pastoral visit to the Agha Khan Hospital, while Fr. Javed Kashif and Fr. Bernard Younas were at St. Philip&rsquo;s parish. The Capuchin Franciscans are among the 11 religious priests in the Archdiocese of Karachi, who serve alongside the local Church&#039;s 26 diocesan priests. Together, they serve some 166,000 Catholics, who constitute just over one percent of the area&#039;s total population. The archdiocese does works of charity, serving the youth and women with education, and health and social development. Both Christians and Muslims are served by the 14 archdiocesan high schools. 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He lamented that the friary's &ldquo;precious books, documentation file folders, and electronics such as computers&rdquo; have all &ldquo;turned into ashes.&rdquo; &ldquo;The quantified assessment of actual damage is under process,&rdquo; he added. The friars have asked for prayers, support and encouragement as they work to restore their home. At the time of the fire, Fr. Qaiser Feroze was on a pastoral visit to the Agha Khan Hospital, while Fr. Javed Kashif and Fr. Bernard Younas were at St. Philip&rsquo;s parish. The Capuchin Franciscans are among the 11 religious priests in the Archdiocese of Karachi, who serve alongside the local Church's 26 diocesan priests. Together, they serve some 166,000 Catholics, who constitute just over one percent of the area's total population. The archdiocese does works of charity, serving the youth and women with education, and health and social development. Both Christians and Muslims are served by the 14 archdiocesan high schools. 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On July 16, a fire began at Karachi's &ldquo;Capuchin House&rdquo; around 11:00 a.m. People in the neighborhood heard a huge blast, and then saw a raging fire engulf the residences of the friary. &ldquo;We thank God that no lives have been lost and the friars are safe,&rdquo; Asif Nazir, a local teacher, told CNA July 21. &ldquo;Only a assistant parish priest, Fr. Javed Kashif, sustained burn injuries on his hands while trying to extinguish the fire.&rdquo; Nazir explained that the lack of casualties was because &ldquo;the friars were in the city on their missionary assignments, and the rest of the staff were on summer vacations.&rdquo; He added that it has been confirmed that the fire was caused by an an electrical short circuit. &ldquo;The Muslim neighbors rushed for help in extinguishing the fire, which brings a ray of hope for dialogue, communal harmony, and sustaining peace,&rdquo; Nazir reflected. He lamented that the friary's &ldquo;precious books, documentation file folders, and electronics such as computers&rdquo; have all &ldquo;turned into ashes.&rdquo; &ldquo;The quantified assessment of actual damage is under process,&rdquo; he added. The friars have asked for prayers, support and encouragement as they work to restore their home. At the time of the fire, Fr. Qaiser Feroze was on a pastoral visit to the Agha Khan Hospital, while Fr. Javed Kashif and Fr. Bernard Younas were at St. Philip&rsquo;s parish. The Capuchin Franciscans are among the 11 religious priests in the Archdiocese of Karachi, who serve alongside the local Church's 26 diocesan priests. Together, they serve some 166,000 Catholics, who constitute just over one percent of the area's total population. The archdiocese does works of charity, serving the youth and women with education, and health and social development. Both Christians and Muslims are served by the 14 archdiocesan high schools. 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On July 16, a fire began at Karachi's &ldquo;Capuchin House&rdquo; around 11:00 a.m. People in the neighborhood heard a huge blast, and then saw a raging fire engulf the residences of the friary. &ldquo;We thank God that no lives have been lost and the friars are safe,&rdquo; Asif Nazir, a local teacher, told CNA July 21. &ldquo;Only a assistant parish priest, Fr. Javed Kashif, sustained burn injuries on his hands while trying to extinguish the fire.&rdquo; Nazir explained that the lack of casualties was because &ldquo;the friars were in the city on their missionary assignments, and the rest of the staff were on summer vacations.&rdquo; He added that it has been confirmed that the fire was caused by an an electrical short circuit. &ldquo;The Muslim neighbors rushed for help in extinguishing the fire, which brings a ray of hope for dialogue, communal harmony, and sustaining peace,&rdquo; Nazir reflected. He lamented that the friary's &ldquo;precious books, documentation file folders, and electronics such as computers&rdquo; have all &ldquo;turned into ashes.&rdquo; &ldquo;The quantified assessment of actual damage is under process,&rdquo; he added. The friars have asked for prayers, support and encouragement as they work to restore their home. At the time of the fire, Fr. Qaiser Feroze was on a pastoral visit to the Agha Khan Hospital, while Fr. Javed Kashif and Fr. Bernard Younas were at St. Philip&rsquo;s parish. The Capuchin Franciscans are among the 11 religious priests in the Archdiocese of Karachi, who serve alongside the local Church's 26 diocesan priests. Together, they serve some 166,000 Catholics, who constitute just over one percent of the area's total population. The archdiocese does works of charity, serving the youth and women with education, and health and social development. Both Christians and Muslims are served by the 14 archdiocesan high schools. 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