Reverend Aftab Gohar lost his 79-year-old mum alongside his nieces, nephew, cousins, aunts, uncles and friends.
A Scots minister whose mother and 19 other family members were murdered by terrorists a decade ago has told of how he was able to resist revenge.
The minister, who oversees Eddleston, Peebles Old Parish, and Stobo and Drumelzier churches in the Scottish Borders, said his relatives "died for their faith". Mr Gohar believes the law is used as a means to justify attacks, such as a number of church and house burnings in Jaranwala near Faisalabad, Pakistan, last month.
"It was hard for me to forgive those responsible but with the strength of God I did so and freed myself from the extra burden of hatred and revenge." Last week Mr Gohar and a number of campaigners handed a petition to Syed Zahid Raza, consul general of Pakistan for Scotland and Northern Ireland, at the Consulate of Pakistan in Glasgow.
The minister commented: "She said 'forgiveness is the key that unlocks the door of resentment and the handcuff of hatred'.Top news stories today The minister was ordained into the Church of Pakistan in 1995, having come to Scotland to study at the University of Edinburgh in 1998-1999.Mr Gohar and his wife Samina and their two adult sons, Shahan and Zeeshan, are now British citizens.Mr Gohar says the loss of his family was felt strongly at the wedding.
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