In the latest report of violence against Christians in Pakistan, three Muslim men have been arrested in connection with a home invasion and “forced conversion to Islam”.

Three men in their 30s reportedly entered the home of a large Christian family and forced them all at gunpoint to convert to Islam after spending the evening conducting various tortures. The family is related to a Christian man who was attacked and stabbed to death in a gold market after being accused of blasphemy against the prophet Mohammed.

The family had been living in fear since the murder of Boota Masih. They had been refusing to go to work because of concerns Islamic extremists would target them for false claims of blasphemy.

Local police officials reportedly consider one of the three arrested men an Islamic extremist.

The Taliban released a statement last month saying all non-Muslims in Pakistan are their targets.