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Dozens of Christian homes and around 20 churches were vandalised and ransacked by mobs in Jaranwala following allegations that a copy of the Holy Quran had been desecrated.

Pakistan has been notorious for the blasphemy killings, especially against Hindu and Christian minorities who are often targeted under trumped-up charges.

The Swat police had initially taken the 'blasphemy accused' into its custody. However, the frenzied Muslim mob charged at the police station, dragged out the victim and took him away.

The Jammu and Kashmir Police filed an FIR against a student of Government Medical College in Srinagar for allegedly uploading "blasphemous" content about Prophet Mohammad.

It was alleged that Utsab initially posted a 'derogatory message' against Prophet Muhammad in a social media group and then deleted it later.

The victim's nephew Sajid told Swarajya, "My uncle was only trying to do a good deed by cleaning the street, but see what it did to him."

The commission was chaired by the advisor on political violence and disruption, Lord Walney. In the report, the commission has put forth recommendations to ensure teachers freely and legally practice their freedom of expression.

A vengeful crowd in the Mujahid Colony area of Sargodha in Pakistan attacked and vandalized a man's house in retaliation for an alleged blasphemy incident.

TLP announced a reward of 20 million PKR for Muslims willing to travel to Thailand and murder the family of Faraz Pervaiz.

OpIndia reported in 2020 that the Hindu woman had gone missing after being accused of 'hurting religious sentiments.' Islamists had alleged that Sarkar made derogatory remarks against Islam and the Prophet Muhammad.