pakistan churches vandalized in faisalabad 100 people arrested
Over 100 people have been arrested in Pakistan’s Faisalabad for their involvement in riots targeting Christians over alleged blasphemy. Pakistan-based Dawn has reported quoting officials that on Wednesday on charges of blasphemy…
More than 100 people have been arrested for their involvement in riots targeting Christians over alleged blasphemy in Pakistan’s Faisalabad. Pakistan-based Dawn has reported quoting officials that several churches were vandalized in Jaranwala district of Pakistan’s Faisalabad on Wednesday on charges of blasphemy. A Punjab government spokesperson said in a statement that the provincial government has also ordered a high-level inquiry into the incident.
There was a plan to disturb the peace by inciting public sentiments.
Earlier, Punjab’s Interim Information Minister Amir Mir had said that “dozens of people who disturbed the peace in the area have been detained”. In a statement, the minister said the violence in Jaranwala was perpetrated under a “well-planned conspiracy”. “There was a plan to disturb peace by inciting public sentiments,” Mir was quoted as saying by Geo News. Angry protesters reacted strongly after the desecration of the Holy Quran and said the situation in Faisalabad is now under control.
The provincial information minister also said that the investigation into the tragic incident of desecration of the holy book is going on fast, adding that anyone who tries to take the law into their hands will be immediately arrested. He said the security of the churches has been tightened and law enforcement has been deployed in large numbers. According to Geo News report, more than 6,000 policemen and rangers personnel are present in the affected areas.
the bible was insulted
Meanwhile, Christian leaders have alleged that the police remained mute spectators, reports Dawn. Bishop Azad Marshall, president of the Church of Pakistan, said Christians were being tortured and persecuted. Bishop Azad Marshall posted on X, (Twitter) “I am at a loss of words while writing this. We, the bishops, priests and lay people are deeply saddened and distressed over the Zaranwala incident in Faisalabad district of Pakistan. A church The building is being burned as I type this message. The Bible has been desecrated and Christians have been falsely accused of violating the Holy Quran and persecuted.
