Officials in eastern Pakistan say they have arrested dozens of Muslim men and charged them with attacking a Christian father and son on allegations of desecrating pages of Islam’s holy book. Police said Monday. The mob went on a rampage after locals saw burnt pages of the Quran outside the two men’s house and accused the son of being behind it.
LAHORE, Pakistan — Police in eastern Pakistan arrested dozens of Muslim men and charged them with attacking a Christian father and son onThe mob went on a rampage Saturday after locals saw burnt pages of the Quran outside the two Christian men’s house and accused the son of being behind it, setting their house and shoemaking factory on fire in the city of Sargodha in Punjab province, said senior police officer Asad Ijaz Malhi. They also beat up the son.
Malhi said police forces rescued the two wounded men and transported them to a hospital where they were in stable condition, and that at least 33 men were arrested following multiple police raids. Authorities were chasing others who may be involved in the attack, he said.Blasphemy accusationsanyone found guilty of insulting Islam or Islamic religious figures can be sentenced to death.
The latest violence, however, brought back memories of one of the worst attacks on Christians in Pakistan in August 2023, when thousands of people set churches and homes of Christians on fire in Jaranwala, a district in Punjab province.
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