"Pakistani Christians Defiantly Worship in Desecrated Churches Despite Mob Attacks"
Pakistani Christians held Sunday services at churches that were vandalized by a vigilante mob after two Christian brothers were accused of desecrating the Quran. Over 80 Christian homes and churches were destroyed in the riot. The affected families are seeking compensation, and paramilitary troops are guarding the sites. The police have arrested the accused men and rounded up nearly 160 people involved in the attack. Blasphemy is punishable by death in Pakistan, and previous attempts to reform the blasphemy law have resulted in violence, including the assassination of a former governor and a minister for minorities.
