JARANWALA – A mosque has opened its building for Christian people needing places for worship after their churches were vandalised and torched in Jaranwala tehsil of Faisalabad over blasphemy allegations.
Earlier this month, some five churches and several buildings have been burnt and the residences of Christian members, who were accused of blasphemy, were destroyed.
A local pastor told media that Salvation Army Church, Shehroonwala Church, United Presbyterian Church, Allied Foundation Church located in the Isa Nagri area came under attack.
The incident drew massive criticism with caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar calling it a day of shame. In a post on social media platform he vowed to punish those responsible for desecrating churches over Blasphemy allegations.
