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

Folks criticized the safety businesses when they took a Christian couple in custody over an alleged blasphemy case that used to be registered towards them for allegedly desecrating a duplicate of the Holy Quran in Lahore on Saturday. 

In step with Crack of dawn, Taimur, a resident of Harbanspura, filed a criticism with the police, pronouncing he used to be status at a meals store on a side road close to the Rangers headquarters when he noticed some pages being thrown from the roof of a close-by space. 
He picked up the pages, which have been discovered to be from the Holy Quran. 

The North Cantonment police registered a blasphemy case towards the girl, recognized as Kiran and her husband Shaukat Masih for his or her alleged involvement in desecrating the holy scripture. The case used to be filed beneath Segment 295-b of the Pakistan Penal Code. 

SP Awais Shafique informed the media that each suspects were arrested and have been now watching for felony complaints, the Crack of dawn reported.

Faraz Parvaiz, who himself used to be accused of blasphemy via FIA tweeted, “Christians are beneath assault in Pakistan. The infamous team #TLP Extremist’s is wearing out rallies in #Lahore which is an alarming state of affairs for #Chrsitians in #Pakistan. #Barelvi #TLP Extremist’s in #Lahore record #blasphemy case, beneath Segment 295B, towards a #Christian couple for allegedly tearing pages of the Quran”. 

There was a unexpected upward push in circumstances of false blasphemy accusations towards the participants of the minority group in Pakistan. In lots of circumstances, the folk take regulation into their arms and perform violent assaults at the properties and puts of worship. 

In step with the DND information company, during the last 3 months, an alarming trend has emerged in Sargodha in Punjab province, with no less than 5 court cases related to accusations of blasphemy filed towards Christians. 

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

It used to be reported that August 16, 2023, marked a sad day for the Christian group in Jaranwala. 

A brutal and damaging assault spread out, ensuing within the desecration of 24 church buildings, some lowered to rubble, and the fashionable looting and burning of loads of houses throughout 11 spaces within the Faisalabad district. 

This eruption of violence used to be induced via unfounded rumours and allegations of blasphemy focused on a Christian resident in Jaranwala’s Christian The town.

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