Massive cross being built in Karachi

Pakistan's Christian population to gaze at symbol that rises to heaven

A 140-foot tall cross is slowly going up next to a Christian cemetery in Pakistan.
(Photo credit: Tim Craig / The Washington Post.)

A businessman claims that God told him to build a fascinating project: a cross that will be higher than an average town's office buildings.

Parvez Henry Gill awoke with a start four years ago. "I said, 'I am going to build a big cross, higher than any in the world, in a Muslim country.'"

Actually, this cross will not be the tallest.  Regardless, Gill said, it will be a "symbol of God, and everyone who sees this will be worry-free."

For more, check our Tim Craig's article at The Washington Post's website.