Christian man critically injured by mob in Pakistan’s Punjab province dies
An elderly Christian man has succumbed to his injuries sustained during an attack by a mob led by a radical outfit following a blasphemy allegation last week in Pakistan’s Punjab province, police said on Monday.
An enraged mob led by radical Islamist Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) activists on May 25 attacked Christian community members in Mujahid Colony in the Sargodha district of Punjab, some 200 km from Lahore, injuring two Christians and 10 policemen.
The mob burned and ransacked the homes and properties of the Christians.According to police, the mob surrounded the residence and shoe factory of Nazir Masih alias Lazar Masih, an elderly Christian, accusing him of desecration of the Quran. The mob attacked him with kicks and fists and hurled stones at him. The enraged mob set fire to the shoe factory, some shops and a couple of houses.
