ISLAMAABAD: August 17, 2023: The fire that engulfed Eisa colony and Nasir colony in Jaranwala over alleged incident of desecration of holy Quran is feared to spread across Pakistan. Fearing violent protests across Pakistan over Jaranwala incident of alleged desecration , the entire administration across Pakistan in general and Islamabad and Punjab, in particular, have taken protective measures to cope with any serious problem of law and order in next couple of days.
The Islamabad administration has imposed section 144 in the federal capital for a week to clamp a crackdown on the protestors if the situation gets out of control any time in particular on Friday after Jumma prayer. The Islamabad administration has constituted a minority protection unit (MPU) and stationed dozens of police personnel outside the properties and workplaces of Christians in the federal capital territory.
Violent protests have began in Jaranwala a tehsil headquarters of Faisalabad district over blasphemous act of some Christians. Thousands of protestors had gathered outside Eisa colony in Jaranwala after spreading of the news of alleged desecration by some Christians. The protestors whose number was in thousands attacked the house of Christians in the city besides vandalizing at least half a dozen churches.
The incident has sent a wave of shock of anger among the people across Pakistan. Although the police and Rangers are taking preemptive measures and strictly following zero tolerance strategy to control the situation but apprehensions are growing that the religious clerics may provoke the public in their Jumma prayer sermons and it may led to violent protests across Pakistan.
Meanwhile, a group of Christian women staged protest in G 6 sector of Islamabad. The Christian women protestors were holding banners and play cards calling for protection of Christians across Pakistan in the wake of Jaranwala incident.
Meanwhile, Pakistan Human Right Commission has announced to send a fact-finding mission to Jaranwala to find facts relating to alleged desecration of holy Quran.