On Wednesday, August 16, a mob stormed and vandalized over 20 churches, dozens of homes of Christian families, and even a cemetery in Faisalabad’s Jaranwala tehsil. The violence erupted after some locals alleged that several desecrated pages of the Quran had been found near a house at Cinema Chowk in Jaranwala, […]
The Senate of Pakistan has approved a bill seeking to increase the punishment for using derogatory remarks against revered personalities — including the Holy Prophet’s family, wives and companions, and the four caliphs — from three years of imprisonment to at least 10 years in jail. The bill, titled The Criminal […]
A mentally challenged person has been arrested and charged with blasphemy for allegedly burning pages of the Quran in Gojra, sources said. According to details, a case was registered against the accused on August 3, under Section 295-B of the blasphemy statutes on the complaint of a local office-bearer of the […]