In a major development in the Jaranwala incident, in which multiple churches were vandalised and houses were torched, the suspect who allegedly posted the “blasphemous” content online has been arrested, ARY News reported on Sunday.
After days of the Jaranwala tragedy, the Punjab police chief apprehended 160 accused out of 170 listed for involvement in the Jaranwala arson incidents, reported The Nation.
Over 100 people have been arrested for their involvement in riots targeting Christians over alleged blasphemy in Pakistan's Faisalabad, Geo News reported on Wednesday citing the Punjab interim government’s spokesperson.
Speaking to Dawn, Imran Bhatti, the pastor of the Jaranwala tehsil said that the Salvation Army Church, United Presbyterian Church, Allied Foundation Church and Shehroonwala Church located in Isa Nagri region were ransacked.
In yet another attack on religious minorities in Pakistan, a church has been vandalised and set ablaze in Faisalabad district, according to Lahore-based Bishop Azad Marshall.
A Hindu temple was vandalised in Canada by extremist elements, with Khalistan referendum posters in the late hours of Saturday, Australia Today reported.
The incident occurred near Purani Sabji Mandi, Kailaras locality in the district at around 11:30 pm on Wednesday. The incident has been captured in the CCTV camera installed near the spot.
The spokesperson of the community said around a dozen people had entered the place of worship at around 3:45 pm on Monday and destroyed the minarets with hammers and put “hateful graffiti on the walls”, Dawn reported.
A polling booth at Baravita Primary School in Sitai, Cooch Behar has been allegedly vandalised and ballot papers were set on fire after voting began for the single-phase panchayat polls in West Bengal.
"An incident took place at Katakhal outpost under Panchgram police station, where MLA Nijam Uddin Choudhury assaulted a civilian inside the police outpost and also vandalised a vehicle owned by the civilian which was parked in front of the police outpost. The MLA and 20 others had attacked t
"A PCR call was received around 2:30 pm that a car was vandalised and a few books were burnt in the Vivek Vihar area. A police team was immediately rushed to the spot," the DCP said.