Pakistani Christian accused of blaspheming Islam

Islamic tolerance. Spero News

A Christian man, Gulsher Masih, and his daughter, Sandal, 18, have been charged with blasphemy under Article 295 B of the Pakistan Penal Code for allegedly tearing pages from the Koran on October 9, 2008 in the village of Tehsil Chak Jhumra, in Faisalabad district.

Some Muslims who walked by the Gulsher home said they saw Sandal Gulsher and her father Gulsher Masih tear some pages from the Quran and throw them into the street. The story eventually made to the village mosques so an enraged mob, including people from neighboring villages, marched through the village calling for the death of the blasphemers, the news agency stated.

Deputy Inspector Faryad told Asia News that once the mob was at the Gulsher home they began stoning the building, striking doors and windows with sticks. They also stoned a nearby Protestant church. Police took the entire Gulsher family into custody for their “own protection,” he added. “Vans full of Muslims were driving to the village but were stopped by police.”