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Damage to Jaranwala churches, homes estimated at Rs67m

by Tariq Saeed in Dawn, August 22nd, 2023TOBA TEK SINGH: Interim Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar on Monday visited Jaranwala, days after violent mobs destroyed dozens of houses and churches over allegations of blasphemy, to express solidarity with the Christian community and distribute compensation cheques among families whose houses were burnt down by the frenzied mob. According to estimates compiled by Faisalabad’s district administration, at least 22 churches ransacked by mobs suffered damages to the…

Woman prisoner burnt by fellow inmate

Report in Dawn, May 27, 2023LAHORE: A woman prisoner got multiple facial burns when another inmate threw hot tea and food on her in the Kot Lakhpat Jail. The incident occurred on May 23 when the food was being distributed among the women prisoners. A senior official of the Punjab Prisons Department confirmed the incident, saying the condition of the woman prisoner, identified as Asma, was stable. He said the prisoner was immediately shifted to…