Pakistan: Persecution of Christians continues, Lahore couple arrested over ‘blasphemy’ allegations

People criticized the safety businesses after they took a Christian couple in custody over an alleged blasphemy case that was registered towards them for allegedly desecrating a duplicate of the Holy Quran in Lahore on Saturday. 

According to Dawn, Taimur, a resident of Harbanspura, filed a criticism with the police, saying he was standing at a meals store on a road close to the Rangers headquarters when he noticed some pages being thrown from the roof of a close-by home. 
He picked up the pages, which had been discovered to be from the Holy Quran. 

The North Cantonment police registered a blasphemy case towards the lady, recognized as Kiran and her husband Shaukat Masih for his or her alleged involvement in desecrating the holy scripture. The case was filed underneath Section 295-b of the Pakistan Penal Code. 

SP Awais Shafique advised the media that each suspects had been arrested and had been now awaiting authorized proceedings, the Dawn reported.

Faraz Parvaiz, who himself was accused of blasphemy by FIA tweeted, “Christians are under attack in Pakistan. The notorious group #TLP Extremist’s is carrying out rallies in #Lahore which is an alarming situation for #Chrsitians in #Pakistan. #Barelvi #TLP Extremist’s in #Lahore file #blasphemy case, under Section 295B, against a #Christian couple for allegedly tearing pages of the Quran”. 

There has been a sudden rise in circumstances of false blasphemy accusations towards the members of the minority neighborhood in Pakistan. In many circumstances, the individuals take legislation into their fingers and perform violent assaults on the homes and locations of worship. 

According to the DND information company, over the previous three months, an alarming sample has emerged in Sargodha in Punjab province, with at the very least 5 complaints linked to accusations of blasphemy filed towards Christians. 

The religious-political celebration, Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP), has orchestrated an aggressive marketing campaign surrounding these alleged blasphemy circumstances, stoking suspicion towards Christians and inciting protests demanding the apprehension of the accused people. 

It was reported that August 16, 2023, marked a tragic day for the Christian neighborhood in Jaranwala. 

A brutal and harmful assault unfolded, ensuing within the desecration of 24 church buildings, some diminished to rubble, and the widespread looting and burning of a whole lot of houses throughout 11 areas within the Faisalabad district. 

This eruption of violence was triggered by unfounded rumours and allegations of blasphemy concentrating on a Christian resident in Jaranwala’s Christian Town.

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