PAKISTAN: EASTER TENSE FOLLOWING ANTI-CHRISTIAN ATTACK

Muhammad birthday procession turns violent over ‘blasphemy’ rumors.

ISTANBUL, April 6 (Compass Direct News) – Pakistani Muslim and Christian leaders are working to defuse tensions in a Punjab city after rumors of “blasphemy” sparked mob action against the Christian community this week.

Celebrants of Eid-e-Millad-ul-Nabi (Muhammad’s Birthday) in Toba Tek Singh turned violent last Sunday (April 1) in response to false claims that Christian men had attacked Muslims and desecrated a sticker bearing Muhammad’s name, local Christians said.

Muhammad Farhan Latif, a National Assembly representative from Toba Tek Singh, told Compass from Islamabad that his local staff contacted him today with worries of recurring violence.

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