Planned attack on Christian properties in Lahore; protest demonstrations Sunday
From the Blog beenasarwar[image: Demonstration in Karachi against the attack on Christians' homes in Lahore. AP Photo/Fareed Khan] Demonstration in Karachi against the attack on Christians' homes in Lahore. AP Photo/Fareed Khan *Another day, another bout of madness in Pakistan.* On Saturday, a mob torched Christian houses in Joseph Colony in the Badami Bagh area of Lahore, after allegations of 'blasphemy' against one of its residents. This was clearly *no spontaneous 'riot'* but a well-planned and orchestrated move. Because of the warnings received ahead of time, the residents were evacuated so that there was no loss of life (though the alleged blasphemer's 65-year old father was beaten up). Small mercies. Locals say that the land mafia was behind this attack. No surprise. Malafide motives (property, dpakistanblogs.blogspot.comRead Full Post
Equality in Education
From the Blog absarahmedThe burning of hundreds of Christian houses in Badami Bagh in Lahore on account of so-called blasphemy committed by an individual — innocent until proven guilty — engulfs whole nation with horror. The festive faces of the miscreants, sadly many of them teenagers and precious youth of trembling nation, should serve as a rude awakening [...]pakistanblogs.blogspot.comRead Full Post
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