Evidence of this most recently can be seen in the aftermath of the violence in Jaranwala, where a mob vandalized and set fire to about two dozen churches, targeted Christian homes, and attacked the office of an assistant commissioner. This incident was extreme, but other incidents related to these blasphemy laws have also occurred and with increasing frequency.

Taimur, a resident of a nearby community, recently found himself at the center of one such incident. He was standing at a local restaurant when he noticed pages that had been torn from the Quran being thrown from a nearby rooftop. Concerned about the sacred text, he picked up the pages and proceeded to investigate further. He approached the house from which the pages had been thrown to inquire to its residents about what was going on. A woman answered the door, and upon being questioned, informed Taimur that it was her children who were responsible.

Taimur was unsatisfied with this explanation and insisted on checking the house for more evidence. The woman reluctantly allowed him in, and he discovered additional torn pages inside a pink bag on the rooftop. He immediately contacted the police, who responded quickly to the scene and collected the torn pages as evidence. The Christian couple who owned the home was taken into custody and charged with violating Pakistan’s blasphemy laws and are now awaiting their legal proceedings.

Source: persecution.org