Christian leaders throughout the world are urging the global church to pray for peace as tensions between India and Pakistan inch closer to all-out war. The decades-old rivalry between the two nuclear-armed countries reignited in recent days following a deadly terrorist attack in Indian-administered Kashmir that left more than two dozen civilians dead. India blamed Pakistan-based militants and launched a series of airstrikes within Pakistan on Wednesday, targeting what it described as terrorist infrastructure. The strikes killed 26 people and injured 46 others, according to the Associated Press.
Pakistan labeled the attack an “act of war.”
“Pakistan has every right to give a robust response to this act of war imposed by India, and a strong response is indeed being given,” said Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif.
Bishop Nadeem Kamran, head of the Anglican Church of Pakistan’s Diocese of Lahore, urged believers to pray and fast for peace.
“The church condemns terrorism in all its forms and manifestations,” Kamran told Christian Daily International. “The scourge of terrorism has affected our region for decades, and it is in the best interest of the peoples of…
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