An angry mob in Sargodha, Punjab, Pakistan, brutally attacked the local Christian community following allegations of blasphemy. The violence included the beating of an elderly Christian man and the burning of his house and factory. The mob accused the Christian man of desecrating the Quran, which led to widespread ransacking and arson in the Christian colony. This incident is reminiscent of previous Jaranwala style attacks on Christian minorities in Pakistan, highlighting ongoing religious tensions in the region. Hundreds of people participated in the attack in eastern Punjab.
Hundreds of people in Pakistan's eastern Punjab province attacked a Christian community over blasphemy allegations, officials said. The mob alleged that a Christian had desecrated Islam's holy book, the Quran. https://t.co/IAB04LifSO
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Violence against minority Christian community in Pakistan's Sargodha over Blasphemy issue.
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