Last month, in eastern Pakistan, a series of violent attacks targeted churches and homes belonging to Christians. These incidents were triggered by an incident where three Christians allegedly threw pages from the Quran outside the residence of two others. This act was done in an attempt to falsely implicate them in a blasphemy case stemming from a personal dispute, according to the police.
The three individuals who were detained confessed to their involvement in the conspiracy to throw Quranic pages outside Raja Amir's house. Subsequently, Amir and his brother were arrested after being accused by Muslims of desecrating the Quran.
The alleged mastermind behind this scheme was Pervez Kodu, who believed that Amir had been involved with his wife and anticipated that Muslims would target Amir if he were to throw the Quranic pages outside Amir's house, creating the false impression that Amir had desecrated the holy book. This information was provided by three anonymous police officials who were not authorized to speak to the media on the record. These officials indicated that the three men are now facing charges related to inciting violence and falsely accusing Amir and his brother in a blasphemy case.
The violent mob attacks that occurred on August 16 in Jaranwala, a city in Punjab province, resulted in the damage of at least 17 churches and nearly 100 homes. Fortunately, there were no casualties, but this incident marked one of the most destructive attacks on Christians in the country.
Since then, the authorities have undertaken efforts to repair most of the damaged churches and have provided financial assistance to nearly 100 families whose homes were destroyed or harmed during the attacks. Additionally, the police have arrested nearly 200 individuals who were allegedly involved in the attacks.
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