Mohshin Habib
Gatestone Institute, Aug. 22, 3023
“‘When he went closer to read it, he was shocked to see a photograph of him and his younger brother Umair, alias Raja, pasted on top of the page.”
The utmost violence, it seems, against the Christians in Pakistan has taken a permanent form. According to the Pakistani daily newspaper Dawn, on August 16, following an alleged incident of blasphemy in the town of Jaranwala, a violent mob of hundreds ransacked and torched five churches, and attacked the homes of Christians and the office of the local assistant commissioner. According to the newspaper:
“As per police and local sources, the violence erupted after some locals alleged that several desecrated pages of the Holy Quran had been found near a house at Cinema Chowk in Jaranwala, where two Christian brothers resided.
“Rumors of the alleged act spread like wildfire across Jaranwala after those who had leveled the allegations approached different mosques, from where announcements were made to incite people to show their “reaction” to the incident….
“[T]he situation became more volatile when members of the Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) entered the fray, making public announcements from mosques and other places, riling up people to reach the site of the alleged incident. Soon, a mob gathered outside The House of the two men – who had evacuated by then – and set it on fire, sparking a spate of violent incidents.”
The Pakistan Christian Post wrote:
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