AUG 5: An angry mob attacked the house of a 60-year-old woman in Sanghar district in Sindh in another alleged incident of desecration of the holy Quran, a private TV channel reported late on Wednesday.
Following the attack, the police shifted the woman, Akhtari Malkani, to the police station from a katchi abadi area in the district.
The District Bar Association officials assured the mob that a case would be registered against the woman if she was found guilty.
Despite assurance from the lawyers and police, the people demanded that the woman should be handed over to them and pelted stones at the police station building and burned tyres on road.
Meanwhile, 447 witnesses have so far registered their names and will today (Thursday) make statements before the inquiry tribunal responsible for probing the riots in which nine Christians were burnt alive in Gojra.
Also, over 50 have been held for Sheikhupura blasphemy killings of three men on Tuesday. Sheikhupura District Police Officer Muhammad Tahir told a private TV channel that police had arrested Qasim Mughal, the factory's manager, along with five others for attacking the factory and killing its owner for allegedly desecrating the holy Quran.
He said the culprit had started rumours regarding the factory owner allegedly committing blasphemy and had incited a riot. Earlier, the channel reported that police, on the directions of the regional police officer raided seven villages and arrested more than 50 people suspected of involvement in the killing. However, Khatyala Virkan Union Council Nazim Muqaddas Bukhari told the channel the police had arrested innocent people and would be responsible if the situation worsened.
PM to visit: Also on Wednesday, it was learnt that Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani would soon visit Gojra to extend his sympathies to the affected people of the Christian community. "During his visit, the PM would also announce compensations for the affected families," sources revealed, adding that the decision had been made in a federal cabinet meeting.
Following the attack, the police shifted the woman, Akhtari Malkani, to the police station from a katchi abadi area in the district.
The District Bar Association officials assured the mob that a case would be registered against the woman if she was found guilty.
Despite assurance from the lawyers and police, the people demanded that the woman should be handed over to them and pelted stones at the police station building and burned tyres on road.
Meanwhile, 447 witnesses have so far registered their names and will today (Thursday) make statements before the inquiry tribunal responsible for probing the riots in which nine Christians were burnt alive in Gojra.
Also, over 50 have been held for Sheikhupura blasphemy killings of three men on Tuesday. Sheikhupura District Police Officer Muhammad Tahir told a private TV channel that police had arrested Qasim Mughal, the factory's manager, along with five others for attacking the factory and killing its owner for allegedly desecrating the holy Quran.
He said the culprit had started rumours regarding the factory owner allegedly committing blasphemy and had incited a riot. Earlier, the channel reported that police, on the directions of the regional police officer raided seven villages and arrested more than 50 people suspected of involvement in the killing. However, Khatyala Virkan Union Council Nazim Muqaddas Bukhari told the channel the police had arrested innocent people and would be responsible if the situation worsened.
PM to visit: Also on Wednesday, it was learnt that Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani would soon visit Gojra to extend his sympathies to the affected people of the Christian community. "During his visit, the PM would also announce compensations for the affected families," sources revealed, adding that the decision had been made in a federal cabinet meeting.
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