<p>A 140-foot bullet-proof cross is being erected here in Pakistan's largest and most populous city by a devout Christian who calls it a "symbol of God".<br /><br /></p>.<p>Parvez Henry Gill, Christian Pakistani businessman is building the largest cross in Gora Qabristan, one of the oldest Christian cemetery.<br /><br />Gill said he decided to build Asia's largest cross "after God asked him to do something for the Christian community" in the Muslim majority nation, Dawn reported.<br />"Cross is a work of God," one of the muslim worker said.<br /><br />Of Karachi's 21 million population, about one million is from the Christian community. Gill says the cross will "be a symbol of God, and everybody who sees this will be worry-free."<br />The cross stands on a 20-foot underground base and according to Gill it is "bulletproof and made of tons and tons of steel, iron and cement."<br /><br />"If anyone tries to hit this cross, they will not succeed," Gill said.<br /><br />The Christians are often marginalised in Pakistan and face hostility.<br />In 2013, more than 100 people were killed in a suicide bombing at a church.</p>
<p>A 140-foot bullet-proof cross is being erected here in Pakistan's largest and most populous city by a devout Christian who calls it a "symbol of God".<br /><br /></p>.<p>Parvez Henry Gill, Christian Pakistani businessman is building the largest cross in Gora Qabristan, one of the oldest Christian cemetery.<br /><br />Gill said he decided to build Asia's largest cross "after God asked him to do something for the Christian community" in the Muslim majority nation, Dawn reported.<br />"Cross is a work of God," one of the muslim worker said.<br /><br />Of Karachi's 21 million population, about one million is from the Christian community. Gill says the cross will "be a symbol of God, and everybody who sees this will be worry-free."<br />The cross stands on a 20-foot underground base and according to Gill it is "bulletproof and made of tons and tons of steel, iron and cement."<br /><br />"If anyone tries to hit this cross, they will not succeed," Gill said.<br /><br />The Christians are often marginalised in Pakistan and face hostility.<br />In 2013, more than 100 people were killed in a suicide bombing at a church.</p>