Islamist mob in Pakistan try to lynch a man for allegedly desecrating Quran
4 years ago

Islamist mob in Pakistan try to lynch a man for allegedly desecrating Quran

Op India  

In a shocking incident, an Islamist mob in Pakistan’s Karachi tried to lynch a man to death after he had allegedly desecrated a copy of the Quran. According to the South Asia Media Research Institute, the Islamist mob thronged near a garments factory in Karachi and dragged a man to lynch him for allegedly desecrating the copy of the Quran. Islamist mob lynched a man to death in JB Garments Factory for allegedly desecrating a copy of the Holy Quran. VIDEO#2 pic.twitter.com/rybuzlVjFq — Prem Rathi ☪︎ March 6, 2021 Man denies the allegations After the attack, the victim narrated the entire incident, and denied disrespecting the Quran.

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Man killed by mob for desecrating Quran in Pak's Swat district
9 months ago

Man killed by mob for desecrating Quran in Pak's Swat district

ABP News  

Peshawar, Jun 21 : A man was killed by an angry mob for allegedly desecrating the Holy Quran in the scenic Swat district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in northwest Pakistan and eight people were injured in the ensuing unrest, police said. District Police Officer, Swat, Zahidullah said the man from Sialkot district of Punjab allegedly burnt some pages of the Holy …

Pakistan: Christian man attacked by mob in Punjab province over allegations of Quran desecration dies
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Pakistan: Christian man attacked by mob in Punjab province over allegations of Quran desecration dies

India TV News  

Lahore: An elderly Christian man, who was viciously attacked by a mob over blasphemy allegations in Pakistan's Punjab province that left him critically injured, has succumbed to his injuries, according to police on Monday. Another police officer told PTI that on Saturday morning some youth in Mujahid Colony alleged that an elderly Christian man Nazir Gill Masih, alias Lazar Masih, …

A mob in Pakistan burns down a house and beats a Christian over alleged desecration of Quran
10 months ago

A mob in Pakistan burns down a house and beats a Christian over alleged desecration of Quran

Associated Press  

LAHORE, Pakistan — Hundreds of Muslims in eastern Pakistan went on a rampage over allegations that a Christian man had desecrated the pages of Islam’s holy book, ransacking and burning his house and beating him before police officers rescued the man and his father, officials said. The incident occurred Saturday in the Mujahid Colony residential area in Sargodha, a city …

Muslim mobs attack churches in eastern Pakistan after accusing Christians of desecrating the Quran
1 year, 7 months ago

Muslim mobs attack churches in eastern Pakistan after accusing Christians of desecrating the Quran

Associated Press  

MULTAN, Pakistan — Muslims in eastern Pakistan went on a rampage Wednesday over allegations that a Christian man had desecrated the Quran, demolishing the man’s house, burning churches and damaging several other homes, police and local Christians said. Father Gulshan Barkat, who teaches church history at the National Catholic Institute of Theology in Karachi, described the blasphemy allegations as a …

Muslim mob attacks 3 churches after accusing Christian man of desecrating Quran in eastern Pakistan
1 year, 7 months ago

Muslim mob attacks 3 churches after accusing Christian man of desecrating Quran in eastern Pakistan

The Independent  

Get Nadine White's Race Report newsletter for a fresh perspective on the week's news Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent Get our free newsletter from The Independent's Race Correspondent SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A Muslim mob on Wednesday stormed a Christian …

Man accused of blasphemy killed by mob at Pakistan political rally
1 year, 10 months ago

Man accused of blasphemy killed by mob at Pakistan political rally

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A Muslim scholar was lynched …

Man lynched over 'blasphemy' during political rally in Pakistan
1 year, 10 months ago

Man lynched over 'blasphemy' during political rally in Pakistan

India Today  

A man was lynched by a mob after he allegedly made blasphemous remarks during a rally of Imran Khan's Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. The incident took place on Saturday when the deceased, Maulana Nigar, was addressing the rally of PTI's local chapter in Sawaldher in Mardan, The News International reported. Caretaker Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, …

Pakistan arrests 50 men in mob lynching of man accused of blasphemy
2 years, 1 month ago

Pakistan arrests 50 men in mob lynching of man accused of blasphemy

LA Times  

A mob descended on a police station in eastern Pakistan over the weekend, where they snatched a man suspected of blasphemy and lynched him. Police in Pakistan arrested at least 50 suspects in the kidnapping and lynching of a man who was in custody on suspicion of committing blasphemy, officials said Monday. A mob of hundreds of enraged Muslims descended …

Pakistan mob beat man to death over blasphemy allegations
2 years, 1 month ago

Pakistan mob beat man to death over blasphemy allegations

The Hindu  

A mob of youngsters beat a Muslim man to death in Pakistan on Saturday after the victim was accused of blasphemy, the police said, the latest killing in the country related to religious sensitivities. "The mob stormed the police station and beat the man to death," local police spokesman Waqas Khalid told AFP. Videos shared on social media showed hundreds …

Pakistan: Islamists kill man over 'blasphemy' in Nankana Sahib
2 years, 1 month ago

Pakistan: Islamists kill man over 'blasphemy' in Nankana Sahib

Op India  

On Saturday, a frenzied mob of Islamists lynched a man in broad daylight in Nankana Sahib in the Punjab province of Pakistan. 🚨 NEWS ALERT: An enraged mob in Punjab’s Nanka Sahib district has lynched a #blasphemy suspect after attacking a police station and set his body on fire. The suspect was under the police custody.#Nankana #Nankanaincident #Punjab pic.twitter.com/E9wSM9dWbB — …

Angry mob lynches man accused of blasphemy in Pakistan
2 years, 1 month ago

Angry mob lynches man accused of blasphemy in Pakistan

Al Jazeera  

The mob snatched the suspect from his prison cell and lynched him for allegedly desecrating pages of the Quran. Hundreds of Muslims descended on a police station in Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province, grabbed a blasphemy suspect from his cell and took him outside and lynched him, police have said. Senior police officer Babar Sarfaraz Alpa said on Saturday a man …

Hindu Man Saved from Lynch Mob in Pakistan: US Lawmaker, Civil Society Want Blasphemy Laws Scrapped
2 years, 6 months ago

Hindu Man Saved from Lynch Mob in Pakistan: US Lawmaker, Civil Society Want Blasphemy Laws Scrapped

News 18  

Police in Pakistan’s Hyderabad earlier in August managed to disperse a violent mob which was baying for the blood of Ashok Kumar, a sanitary worker accused of committing blasphemy. Hyderabad police dispersed a violent mob which was demanding handing over a Hindu sanitary worker accusing him of #blasphemy Police claims the sanitary worker was targeted because of a personal clash …

Hindu man escapes lynching in Pakistan over alleged blasphemy: Report
2 years, 7 months ago

Hindu man escapes lynching in Pakistan over alleged blasphemy: Report

Hindustan Times  

A Hindu sanitation worker in Pakistan was booked in a fake blasphemy case over alleged desecration of Quran, according to local media reports. A charged mob gathered around an apartment building to get hold of the Hindu sanitation worker. "Hyderabad police dispersed a violent mob which was demanding handing over a Hindu sanitary worker accusing him of #blasphemy Police claims …

Pakistan mob lynches man over blasphemy allegation: Police
3 years, 1 month ago

Pakistan mob lynches man over blasphemy allegation: Police

Al Jazeera  

Police arrest dozens in connection with lynching as PM Imran Khan says zero tolerance will be shown to perpetrators. A mob has lynched a man in a remote region of Pakistan’s Punjab province after he was accused of burning pages of the Quran, the Muslim holy book, the police and officials said. Dozens of people have been detained and arrested …

Pakistan: Mob hangs man to tree, beats him to death for desecration in Punjab province
3 years, 1 month ago

Pakistan: Mob hangs man to tree, beats him to death for desecration in Punjab province

India TV News  

Pakistan: Mob hangs man to tree, beats him to death for desecration in Punjab province Saturday's incident took place in Jungle Dera village where hundreds of loc­als gathered after Magh­rib pra­yers following annoucements that a man had torn some pages of the Holy Quran and later set them on fire. A mob in Pakistan's Punjab province tortured and killed a …

Man lynched in Pakistan buried in native Sri Lanka
3 years, 3 months ago

Man lynched in Pakistan buried in native Sri Lanka

The Independent  

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Man lynched in Pakistan buried in native Sri Lanka
3 years, 3 months ago

Man lynched in Pakistan buried in native Sri Lanka

Associated Press  

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — The body of a Sri Lankan factory manager who was tortured and set on fire by a mob in Pakistan for alleged blasphemy was buried in his native village with state honors on Wednesday. Kumara was assaulted by a mob of hundreds of people and was dragged into the street and set on fire last Friday …

'Murders happen when...': Pakistan minister's bizarre take on Sri Lankan man's lynching
3 years, 3 months ago

'Murders happen when...': Pakistan minister's bizarre take on Sri Lankan man's lynching

India TV News  

Highlights Pakistan Defence Minister Pervez Khattak makes baffling statement over Sialkot lynching Murders take place when young people get emotional, says Khattak A violent mob had lynched a Sri Lankan man and set his body on fire over blasphemy allegations Sri Lankan man's lynching in Sialkot: Pakistan Defence Minister Pervez Khattak has come out with a bizarre explanation behind the …

Pakistan police arrest 13, detains scores in Sri Lankan lynching case
3 years, 3 months ago

Pakistan police arrest 13, detains scores in Sri Lankan lynching case

Firstpost  

The lynching was widely condemned by Pakistan’s military and political leadership, prominent social and religious figures and civil society members Lahore, Pakistan: Police arrested 13 suspects and detained dozens of others in the lynching of a Sri Lankan employee at a sports equipment factory in eastern Pakistan, officials said Saturday. Punjab police chief Rao Sardar said Saturday that investigators arrested …

Pakistan lynching case: Over 800 booked under terrorism charges, 118 arrested
3 years, 3 months ago

Pakistan lynching case: Over 800 booked under terrorism charges, 118 arrested

India TV News  

Highlights Over 800 people have been booked, 118 arrested in lynching of a Sri Lankan national in Pakistan Hardline Islamist party TLP attacked garment factory, lynched its manager Priyantha Kumara Pak Prime Minister Imran Khan condemns the incident and calls it "a day of shame" Over 800 people have been booked under terrorism charges while 13 prime suspects are among …

Pakistan lynching: Over 100 arrested after mob kills Sri Lankan for alleged blasphemy
3 years, 3 months ago

Pakistan lynching: Over 100 arrested after mob kills Sri Lankan for alleged blasphemy

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A Sri Lankan citizen was …

How Reuters downplayed the brutal lynching and burning of Sri Lankan man in Pakistan over ‘blasphemy’ rumours
3 years, 3 months ago

How Reuters downplayed the brutal lynching and burning of Sri Lankan man in Pakistan over ‘blasphemy’ rumours

Op India  

Pakistan has become a den of individuals belonging to minority religions, especially Hindus, Sikhs and Christians, being murdered over charges of “blasphemy”. Another case has now emerged from Sialkot, Pakistan, where a Sri Lankan man Priyantha Kumara has been tortured and burnt to death by an irate Islamist mob that believed rumours of blasphemy. The headline of the article report …

Pakistan: Mob lynches Sri Lankan factory manager over ‘blasphemy,' burns his body
3 years, 3 months ago

Pakistan: Mob lynches Sri Lankan factory manager over ‘blasphemy,' burns his body

India TV News  

Highlights A Sri Lankan citizen Priyantha Kumara was lynched by Islamist party supporters Kumara allegedly tore poster of hardline Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan and threw it in dustbin Pakistan's Punjab CM Usman Buzdar terms it a very tragic incident and orders probe In a grisly incident, a top Sri Lankan executive of a garment factory was lynched and his body burnt by …

Pakistan: Radical Islamists attack cops, try to lynch a blasphemy accused
3 years, 10 months ago

Pakistan: Radical Islamists attack cops, try to lynch a blasphemy accused

Op India  

On Monday night, a frenzied mob attacked a police station in Islamabad and tried to lynch a man accused of blasphemy. As per reports, a case was registered against two unnamed individuals under the draconian blasphemy law at the Golra police station. When the cops detained one of the suspects, a large crowd of radical Islamists reached the police station …

Bangladesh man lynched and body burned for 'stepping on Quran'
4 years, 4 months ago

Bangladesh man lynched and body burned for 'stepping on Quran'

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Hundreds of people in a …

Bollywood celebrities condemned brutal lynching of a Srinagar police officer & a Haryana teenager
7 years, 9 months ago

Bollywood celebrities condemned brutal lynching of a Srinagar police officer & a Haryana teenager

India TV News  

Popular Bollywood celebrities like Javed Akhtar and Paresh Rawal have strongly condemned the lynching case that surfaced this Saturday, one of which involved a mob lynching of a police officer in Srinagar and in another incident a teenager was stabbed to death on rumours of carrying beef. https://twitter.com/Javedakhtarjadu/status/878465492633223168 A mob had stripped and lynched 57-year-old Deputy Superintendent of Police Muhammad …

How NDTV tried to whitewash lynching of Kashmiri policeman outside Mosque
7 years, 9 months ago

How NDTV tried to whitewash lynching of Kashmiri policeman outside Mosque

Op India  

On Thursday night, Mohammed Ayub Pandith, a Deputy Superintendent of Police posted in the security wing of the Jammu & Kashmir Police, was lynched by a mob outside Jamia Masjid in Srinagar. A gruesome incident of mob lynching was however given a ‘context’ by NDTV, which reported it with a headline that read ‘Man Opens Fire Outside Srinagar’s Jamia Masjid, …

Pakistan lynching: Witness describes moment crowd murdered and burned two innocent men
10 years ago

Pakistan lynching: Witness describes moment crowd murdered and burned two innocent men

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. “Suddenly I noticed a mob of young people shouting …

Pakistan's shame: Muslim mob tortures Christian couple, burn them alive in brick kiln
10 years, 4 months ago

Pakistan's shame: Muslim mob tortures Christian couple, burn them alive in brick kiln

Firstpost  

Police in Pakistan say a Muslim mob has beaten to death a Christian couple and burned their bodies in a brick kiln where they worked over them allegedly desecrating the Quran. Islamabad: Police in Pakistan say a Muslim mob has beaten to death a Christian couple and burned their bodies in a brick kiln where they worked over them allegedly …

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