Tag: Jaranwala
Why is blasphemy such a sensitive issue in Pakistan?
ISLAMABAD: In Pakistan, a country with a Muslim majority – Blasphemy is a burning issue. Even mere claims of disrespect towards Islam and its Prophet…
Won’t support ‘forces of darkness’, says Pakistan’s caretaker PM Kakar
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan‘s caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar on Friday said the interim government would not support “the forces of darkness” in the society as…
Pak police arrest 2 main suspects involved in attacks on churches, homes of Christians
Lahore: Pakistani police have arrested two prime suspects involved in the unprecedented attacks on 21 churches and nearly three dozen homes of the minority Christian…
Islamabad Police: Islamabad Police forms special unit for protection of minority places of worship and communities
ISLAMABAD: Amid increasing attacks on religious minorities in Pakistan, the Islamabad Police on Thursday constituted a 70-member special unit for the “protection of minority places…
Pakistan police guard Christian colony after mob attack over ‘blasphemy’
JARANWALA, Pakistan: Police were guarding a Christian neighbourhood in Pakistan on Thursday, after hundreds of Muslim men rampaged through its streets burning and ransacking churches…