Authorities in Pakistan are promising 2 million rupees (US $6,800) in compensation for each of nearly 100 poor Christians who lost their homes when a Muslim mob angered over the alleged desecration of a Quran stormed their neighbourhoods, burning at least 19 churches and damaging houses, officials said Monday.
Pakistani christians Prayer for Jaranwala christians after the recent attack on a Christian area by an angry Muslim mob, In Lahore, Pakistan, Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023. Authorities in Pakistan are promising 2 million rupees in compensation for each of nearly 100 poor Christians who lost their homes when a Muslim mob angered over the alleged desecration of a Quran stormed their neighbourhoods, burning at least 19 churches and damaging houses, officials said Monday.
Mohsin Naqvi, the top official in Punjab province, made the compensation announcement on X, previously known as Twitter, a day after he visited Jaranwala in Punjab, where hundreds of Muslims went on a rampage last Wednesday over allegations that a Christian man and his friend had desecrated Islam's holy book.
"They are worried for their safety, they are worried for their children, who witnessed the tragedy and are traumatized," Christian priest Khalid Mukhtar said. He said according to his information, all 26 churches in Jaranwala were attacked, burned or damaged. Police say local leaders from the hard-line Tehreek-e-Labaik Pakistan party also incited people to violence during which a Christian graveyard was desecrated. TLP has a history of staging violent rallies in Pakistan against the desecration of the Quran in Sweden, Denmark and elsewhere in the world.
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