Armed Muslim Mobs Burn Down Christian Churches, Homes, Cemetery in Pakistan After Accusing Them Of Blasphemy
Armed Muslim mobs have attacked at least two churches in Punjab province’s Jaranwala town charging two Christian residents of blasphemy.
Videos circulating on social media showed hundreds of people armed with batons and sticks attacking the Salvation Army Church and the Saint Paul Catholic Church, setting them ablaze, while another mob attacked private homes, burning them and breaking windows.
Mohammed Naved, a Punjab provincial police inspector, said authorities were doing their best to control the mob in Jaranwala, 115 km (71 miles) from Lahore, the provincial capital.
“We are undertaking all legal measures as required in the situation,” Naved told Al Jazeera.
Later on Wednesday, Punjab’s caretaker information minister, Amir Mir, said that more than 100 people were arrested.
Paramilitary Rangers have been deployed “in connection with the religious conflict and sensitive situation of law and order at Tehsil Jaranwala District Faisalabad”, according to an official statement.
The controversy erupted after torn pages of the Quran, the holy book for Muslims, were discovered near the Christian colony with alleged blasphemous content written on them.The pages were taken to a local religious leader, who reportedly urged Muslims to….Read Full Story Here………
