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Claim: Mob lynched a Christian and set him on fire over blasphemy charges in Pakistan’s Nankana Sahib (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-02-14)
Evidence (2024-06-21): The mob snatched him from the police and set him on fire, while also setting the police station ablaze along with official vehicles, according to local police official Rafi Ullah. [...] Blasphemy is a highly controversial subject in Muslim-majority Pakistan, where even accusations without evidence can trigger an angry mob which often leads to violence, torture and sometimes lynching of the accused. In May, a Christian accused of burning pages of the Holy Qur’an was lynched by a mob in Pakistan’s Punjab’s Sargodha city. He later succumbed to his injuries in a hospital in Rawalpindi. EFE aa/sc
Claim: Mob lynched a Christian and set him on fire over blasphemy charges in Pakistan’s Nankana Sahib (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-02-14)
Evidence (2022-02-13): Pakistan mob lynches man over blasphemy allegation: Police [...] The killing came just over two months after a Sri Lankan factory manager was beaten to death and set ablaze by a mob over blasphemy in Sialkot city, also in Punjab. [...] Mob killings over accusations of blasphemy – a crime that can carry the death sentence – are fairly frequent in Pakistan, home to 200 million people, mostly Muslims.
Claim: Mob lynched a Christian and set him on fire over blasphemy charges in Pakistan’s Nankana Sahib (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-02-14)
Evidence (2024-06-21): Tourist accused of blasphemy killed by mob in Pakistan A tourist has been dragged from a police station and killed by a mob in north-west Pakistan after being accused of blasphemy. [...] Lynchings are not uncommon after an accusation of blasphemy, which is punishable by death in Pakistan.
Claim: Mob lynched a Christian and set him on fire over blasphemy charges in Pakistan’s Nankana Sahib (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-02-14)
Evidence (2024-06-21): In another incident of mob violence in Pakistan, a group of people on Thursday torched a police station and lynched to death a man detained there over blasphemy charges. The incident happened in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa’s Swat district, where the police apprehended a man over the alleged desecration of the Quran. This is the second incident in a month, the other being a mob torching the house of a Christian man alleging blasphemy. The man died later in hospital. Another incident happened in 2022 where a man was stoned to death by a mob over the alleged desecration of the Quran in a remote village. [...] Pakistan made blasphemy punishable by death in 1980 during the military dictatorship of General Muhammad Zia ul-Haq as part of a drive to Islamise the state. Though no one has ever been executed by the state, blasphemy convictions are common in Pakistan, including multiple incidents of mob violence.
Claim: Mob lynched a Christian and set him on fire over blasphemy charges in Pakistan’s Nankana Sahib (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-02-14)
Evidence (2024-05-26): Enraged Muslim mob attacks Christians in Pakistan over blasphemy claim A Christian community was attacked by a violent Muslim mob Saturday in Pakistan's eastern Punjab province. The violence was instigated by a local cleric over allegations of blasphemy, leading to significant violence and property damage. Social media footage depicted scenes of chaos, including a mob surrounding a bloodied man and teenagers destroying furniture. [...] The blasphemy laws in Pakistan, under which the death penalty can be given for insulting Islam, have often led to mob violence.
Claim: Mob lynched a Christian and set him on fire over blasphemy charges in Pakistan’s Nankana Sahib (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-02-14)
Evidence (2024-05-25): SARGODHA/LAHORE: An angry mob rampaged through Christian families’ houses in Sargodha’s Mujahid Colony after a Christian man was accused of desecrating the Holy Quran. The police, however, rescued the two Christian families from the mob that attacked their homes on Saturday morning, police officials confirmed. The mob attempted to set fire to the accused man’s house and lynch him. [...] A statement from Minority Rights March also said that videos of the incident showed the mob lynching of a 70year-old man "on the instigation of a local cleric" while the man’s home and factory were set ablaze.
Claim: Mob lynched a Christian and set him on fire over blasphemy charges in Pakistan’s Nankana Sahib (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-02-14)
Evidence (2024-10-09): - ^ "Pakistan: Mob lynches Sri Lankan over alleged blasphemy". DW.COM. Retrieved 3 December 2021. [...] - ^ Bukhari, Mubasher (2023-02-11). "Mob storms Pakistani police station, lynches man accused of blasphemy". Reuters. Retrieved 2023-02-12. [...] - ^ "Pakistani man lynched over alleged blasphemy remarks during rally". Al Jazeera. 7 May 2023. Retrieved 6 March 2024.
Claim: Mob lynched a Christian and set him on fire over blasphemy charges in Pakistan’s Nankana Sahib (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-02-14)
Evidence (2023-08-17): A Muslim crowd has attacked a Christian community in eastern Pakistan, vandalising several churches and setting scores of houses on fire after accusing two of its members of desecrating the Koran, police and community leaders said. - Police said the incident against the Christians relates to pages of the Koran found with some derogatory remarks written in red - At least five churches were torched and hundreds of people blocked a nearby highway - Blasphemy is punishable by death in Pakistan and rights groups say accusations are often used to settle scores [...] Blasphemy is punishable by death in Pakistan and though no one has ever been executed for it, numerous accused people have been lynched by outraged crowds.
Claim: Mob lynched a Christian and set him on fire over blasphemy charges in Pakistan’s Nankana Sahib (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-02-14)
Evidence (2024-06-22): Pakistan police hunting mob that lynched and burned tourist suspected of desecrating Koran [...] While authorities have yet to carry out a death sentence for blasphemy, accusations can cause riots and incite mobs to violence. Last month, a mob in Pakistan's eastern Punjab province attacked a 72-year-old Christian man accused of desecrating pages of the Koran. He later died in hospital.
Claim: Mob lynched a Christian and set him on fire over blasphemy charges in Pakistan’s Nankana Sahib (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-02-14)
Evidence (2023-08-16): A mob in Pakistan burned a church and Christian homes after blasphemy accusations [...] Blasphemy accusations are common in Pakistan. Under the country's blasphemy laws, anyone found guilty of insulting Islam or Islamic religious figures can be sentenced to death. While authorities have yet to carry out a death sentence for blasphemy, often just the accusation can cause riots and incite mobs to violence, lynching and killings. [...] In December 2021, a Muslim mob descended on a sports equipment factory in Pakistan's Sialkot district, killing a Sri Lankan man and burning his body publicly over allegations of blasphemy.
Claim: Mob lynched a Christian and set him on fire over blasphemy charges in Pakistan’s Nankana Sahib (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-02-14)
Evidence (2024-06-23): Man accused of desecrating Quran set on fire by lynch mob in Pakistan [...] Pakistan’s blasphemy laws are often misused for settling personal scores or targeting minorities and result in mob violence, CSW said. [...] The lynching is not an isolated event in Pakistan. Similar incidents in Jaranwala and Sargodha areas in Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province have occurred where mobs have lynched individuals accused of blasphemy.
Claim: Mob lynched a Christian and set him on fire over blasphemy charges in Pakistan’s Nankana Sahib (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-02-14)
Evidence (2023-05-07): Pakistani man lynched over alleged blasphemy remarks during rally [...] Blasphemy is a hugely sensitive issue in Muslim-majority Pakistan, where even unproven allegations can stir mobs and violence. [...] In December 2021, a Sri Lankan national, Priyantha Diyawadanage, who was working as a factory manager in Pakistan, was beaten to death and set ablaze by an angry crowd over allegations of blasphemy.
Claim: Mob lynched a Christian and set him on fire over blasphemy charges in Pakistan’s Nankana Sahib (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-02-14)
Evidence (2024-06-21): A Muslim mob in northwestern Pakistan on Thursday, June 20, 2024 broke into a police station, snatched a man who was held there and then lynched him over allegations that he had desecrated Islam's holy book, the Koran. [...] Attacks on people accused of blasphemy are common in this conservative Islamic nation where charges of blasphemy can carry the death sentence. [...] Last month, a mob in Pakistan's eastern Punjab province attacked a Christian man, Nazir Masih, 72, after accusing him of desecrating pages of Koran. He later died at a hospital.
Claim: Mob lynched a Christian and set him on fire over blasphemy charges in Pakistan’s Nankana Sahib (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-02-14)
Evidence (2024-06-03): An elderly Pakistani Christian man has died about a week after a mob incited by a Muslim cleric burned down his shoemaking factory over allegations he desecrated a copy of the Quran. [...] Civil rights advocates say that Masih’s death is another example of the dangers related to Pakistan’s blasphemy laws, which they say can embolden radical Muslim mobs to take the justice system into their own hands. "I am deeply saddened and outraged by the tragic death of Nazir Masih, who was brutally attacked and killed over false blasphemy charges," CLAAS-UK Director Nasir Saeed said in a statement shared with The Christian Post.
Claim: Mob lynched a Christian and set him on fire over blasphemy charges in Pakistan’s Nankana Sahib (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-02-14)
Evidence (2023-02-14): In light of a recent incident in Nankana Sahib in Pakistan, wherein a man was lynched and set on fire by mob over blasphemy charges, a social media post claiming that the victim, who was set on fire is a Christian is being widely shared. The viral post also shared a video of mob setting a man on fire, attributing the visuals to the recent incident. Through this article let’s fact-check the claim made in the post. [...] According to the news reports, recently in Pakistan’s Nankana Sahib, a mob killed a man who was accused of blasphemy. Earlier, the man was arrested over blasphemy charges, after a mob attacked him for allegedly desecrating the Quran. Later, the mob entered the police station and dragged him out, beat him to death and set him on fire. [...] To sum it up, man lynched to death over blasphemy allegations in Pakistan is not a Christian.
Claim: Mob lynched a Christian and set him on fire over blasphemy charges in Pakistan’s Nankana Sahib (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-02-14)
Evidence (2023-02-17): The man who was killed by a mob on charges of blasphemy in Nankana, Pakistan, was identified as Mohammad Waris and was a Muslim. The claim being shared on social media that a Christian man was lynched by a frenzied mob on charges of blasphemy is false. [...] New Delhi (Vishvas News): A video in which a frenzied mob can be seen attempting to set a man on fire after lynching him for alleged blasphemy in Pakistan’s Nankana district has gone viral on social media. It is being claimed that the man killed by the mob belonged to the Christian community and it was a targeted attack on a member of a religious minority in Pakistan. [...] "Waris Issa, A Christian arrested on blasphemy charges in Nankana Sahib of Pakistan. Islamic mob attacked a Police station, dragged him out on streets & set him on the FIRE with slogan of Allah-o-Akbar. Pak is HELL for MINORITIES @UNHumanRights #UNHumanRights #humanrights #UNHumanRightsCouncil #muslimcommunity #Muslims #christian #Pakistan ("The Christian heir Jesus was arrested on charges of blasphemy in Nankana Sahib, Pakistan. An Islamic mob attacked the police station, dragged him out, and then burned him alive, chanting Allah-hu-Akbar. Hell for.")
Claim: Mob lynched a Christian and set him on fire over blasphemy charges in Pakistan’s Nankana Sahib (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-02-14)
Evidence (2023-05-12): Pakistan: A Christian man named Basharat Masih was arrested on blasphemy charges based on accusations of sharing blasphemous content on social medi [...] PakPattan: Human Rights Focus Pakistan (HRFP) condemned the blasphemy charges on Christian woman Musarrat bibi along with Muslim man, Muhammad Sarmad in tehsil Arif Wala of district PakPattan (Punjab), Pakistan. Both alleged to burn the Quran's pages in the school where Musarrat Bibi was working as peon and Muhammad Sarmad was working as gardener. [...] Naveed Walter President of Human Rights Focus Pakistan (HRFP) said that the allegation of blasphemous act by someone is always dangerous and urgent. The laws have been misused against religious minorities and innocents of any religion even to Muslims that enables and encourages the perpetrators for legal discrimination and persecution on the name of religion, he added. A recent example is of Nigar Alam lynching by a mob accusing for blasphemous remarks in district Mardan during a political rally on 6 May 2023. Before it on 11 February 2023 Waris Ali was murdered in local police station of district Nankana Sahib for defiling Quran. Last year Sifora Bibi was murdered on 29 March 2022 by extremist women in district DeraIsmael khan.
Claim: Mob lynched a Christian and set him on fire over blasphemy charges in Pakistan’s Nankana Sahib (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-02-14)
Evidence (2023-02-12): LAHORE: A middle-aged man was lynched outside a police station in Nankana Sahib by a violent mob on Saturday over allegations of blasphemy, prompting the police chief to order an inquiry and suspend the Nankana DSP and relevant SHO. [...] Meanwhile, the Punjab Inspector General Police Dr Usman Anwar took notice of the incident and suspended Nankana Circle DSP Nawaz Virk and Warburton SHO Feroze Bhatti. He also sought a report from the RPO Sheikhupura region over the lynching. The IGP directed DIG Internal Accountability Branch (IAB) Ameen Bukhari and DIG special branch Raja Faisal to reach the spot and identify the perpetrators and submit a detailed report. Prime Minister’s Special Representative for Interfaith Harmony Muhammad Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi, who is also the chairman of Pakistan Ulema Council, termed the murder of the blasphemy suspect unconstitutional and unIslamic. In a video message, he urged the Punjab government to put the culprits involved in this heinous crime behind the bars and proposed that their trials should be conducted in the Anti-Terrorism Court.
Claim: Mob lynched a Christian and set him on fire over blasphemy charges in Pakistan’s Nankana Sahib (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-02-14)
Evidence (2015-05-06): A victim of blasphemy mob lynching in Pakistan [...] In February of 2023, a charged mob entered the police station located in the Nankana Sahib district of Punjab. They proceeded to violently attack and kill a man who was being detained there. This individual had been accused of desecrating the Holy Quran, and some local residents had accused him of engaging in witchcraft. After the Nankana Sahib incident, PM Shehbaz Sharif launched an investigation and voiced his concern about the police’s failure to prevent the charged mob from committing violence. However, in 2018, when Shehbaz Sharif was the Chief Minister of the Punjab province in Pakistan, he was observed inaugurating a new OPD block at the Services Hospital that was named after Ghazi Ilm-ud-din. The same individual who killed Raj Pal over an alleged blasphemy incident. This raises questions about the message that Shehbaz Sharif was sending by dedicating a building in honour of a murderer [21]. If a building can be named after Ghazi Ilm-ud-din, who was responsible for committing a murder in the name of blasphemy, then one could expect a building to also be named after Mumtaz Qadri, who committed a similar act. Khalid, or the charged mob that lynched an individual in the Nankana Sahib district. After all, all of them committed the same act of killing an alleged blasphemer. This kind of hypocrisy is concerning, where on one hand, there are actions being taken, but on the other hand, there are tributes being paid.
Claim: Mob lynched a Christian and set him on fire over blasphemy charges in Pakistan’s Nankana Sahib (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-02-14)
Evidence (2023-08-18): But we have been here before. Over the last few decades, we have seen a sharp spike in the incidence of faith-based violence, where Pakistan’s minority communities have borne the brunt of mob brutality, bomb attacks, arsons, lynchings and other forms of violence. [...] February 11: A mob stormed a police station in Nankana Sahib, Punjab, where a man accused of desecrating the Holy Quran was being held. The mob vandalised the building and lynched the accused. [...] August 16: Mobs stormed and vandalised five different churches, many homes of Christian families and even a cemetery in Faisalabad’s Jaranwala district following blasphemy allegations.
Claim: Mob lynched a Christian and set him on fire over blasphemy charges in Pakistan’s Nankana Sahib (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-02-14)
Evidence (2023-02-14): On Saturday, February 11, a mob attacked a police station in Nankana Sahib, in Pakistan’s Punjab province. The crowd entered the premises, grabbed an alleged blasphemy suspect in his cell, took him outside and lynched him. [...] Sharing the video on Twitter, Major Surendra Poonia, a pro-BJP right-wing media personality, wrote, "Waris Issa, A Christian arrested on blasphemy charges in Nankana Sahib of Pakistan. Islamic mob attacked Police station, dragged him out on streets & set him on the FIRE with slogan of Allah-o-Akbar." The tweet can be viewed by clicking on this link. [...] The post Muslim man lynched for blasphemy in Pak, RW Twitter users claim he was a Christian appeared first on Alt News.
Claim: Mob lynched a Christian and set him on fire over blasphemy charges in Pakistan’s Nankana Sahib (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-02-14)
Evidence (2023-03-10): On February 11, 2023, an angry mob stormed a police station in Nankana Sahib, in Pakistan’s most populous province of Punjab, where a person accused of blasphemy had taken refuge. It was reported afterwards, unfortunately, that the accused person, Waris Issa, was brutally lynched to death and set on fire by the violent mob as a result of the police’s failure to quell the mob in time and rescue the victim. While such incidents are not new in Pakistan, the recent rise in violent extremism in the country is alarming and symbolic of the state’s failure in keeping the society peaceful. In 2021, a Sri Lankan citizen, Priyantha Kumar, working as a factory manager in Pakistan’s Sialkot city was lynched and his was body burned by an angry mob in a cold-blooded manner. As happens in almost all such cases, the unfortunate victim was accused of blasphemy, however, without any evidence to that effect.
Claim: Mob lynched a Christian and set him on fire over blasphemy charges in Pakistan’s Nankana Sahib (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-02-14)
Evidence (2024-06-21): According to reports, after the alleged desecration incident, the police arrested Ismail and took him to the police station. However, an angry mob attacked the police station, snatched the accused from custody, lynched him on the road, and later set his body on fire. Violent incidents related to blasphemy charges have been occurring in Pakistan for many years. In February 2023, a man facing blasphemy charges was lynched by angry mobs in Warburton, Nankana Sahib. In August 2023, following allegations of Quran blasphemy, there were attacks on Christian communities in Jaranwala, where mobs set fire to and vandalized 19 churches and Christian places of worship, as well as 86 houses. In December 2021, a Sri Lankan citizen was lynched by a mob in Sialkot on charges of blasphemy. In 2017, a young student named Mashaal Khan was lynched by angry individuals in Mardan.
Claim: Mob lynched a Christian and set him on fire over blasphemy charges in Pakistan’s Nankana Sahib (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-02-14)
Evidence (2024-06-21): Blasphemy remains one of the most sensitive subjects in Pakistan, where even insinuations of accusations can lead to widespread violence. [...] In yet another incident in February last year, in Nankana Sahib, Punjab, an angry group attacked a police station and killed a man who had been accused of blasphemy after forcibly removing him from police custody. [...] Arafat Mazhar, a Lahore-based academic researching Pakistan’s blasphemy laws, said the issue raises serious concerns regarding both security and civil rights. "There is nothing more terrifying than blasphemy-related violence."
Claim: Mob lynched a Christian and set him on fire over blasphemy charges in Pakistan’s Nankana Sahib (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-02-14)
Evidence (2023-02-16): A harrowing incident of lynching has emerged from a police station in the Nankana Sahib area in Pakistan's Punjab province. Against this background, a video of a figure being set on fire as a mob celebrates is viral, claiming that the person being burnt is a Christian man accused of blasphemy. [...] Major Surendra Poonia shared the video with the claim, "Will BBC show this? NEVER! Waris Issa, a Christian arrested on blasphemy charges in Nankana Sahib of Pakistan. Islamic mob attacked a Police station, dragged him out on the streets & set him on fire with the slogan of Allah-o-Akbar. Pak is HELL for MINORITIES." [...] We found that a viral claim shared with a video that a Christian man was lynched in Punjab's Nankana Sahib in Pakistan is false. The lynched person was from the Muslim community and was accused of blasphemy. The police have arrested 60 suspects in the case till now.
Claim: Mob lynched a Christian and set him on fire over blasphemy charges in Pakistan’s Nankana Sahib (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-02-14)
Evidence (2023-02-13): The mob lynching of Waris Ali, a man accused of blasphemy in Nankana Sahib, Pakistan, is going viral with claims that he was a man of Christian faith. BOOM found that these claims are false, and a spokesperson from the Nankana Sahib police station confirmed that Waris Ali was Muslim. On February 11, 2023, a mob stormed the Nankana Sahib police station after a man accused of blasphemy was held in custody there. According to Reuters, Waris Ali was taken into custody after a mob attacked him for desecrating the Quran, a serious offence in Pakistan. The mob brought Waris Ali out of custody, and proceeded to beat him to death and tried to set him ablaze. [...] Amid this, the video of a man set ablaze by an angry mob is going viral as the video from this incident. It is also being shared with the claim that Waris Ali was Christian. The caption reads, "Another day, another #blasphemy lynching. Its #NankanaSahib the Mecca for Sikhs. A Christian Waris Issa, arrested for alleged desecration of Quran. Mad mob attacked Police Station, beat him, stripped him naked, dragged in the streets & set him on fire! Chanting ALLAH-O-AKBAR."
Claim: Mob lynched a Christian and set him on fire over blasphemy charges in Pakistan’s Nankana Sahib (SOCIAL MEDIA POST, 2023-02-14)
Evidence (2023-02-16): Recently, a case of mob lynching on charges of blasphemy has come to light in the Nankana Sahib district of Pakistan’s Punjab. Where a young man was beaten to death by an angry mob on charges of insulting the Holy Quran. [...] By sharing this video Major Surendra Poonia captioned: " Will @BBC show this? Never! Waris Issa, A Christian arrested on blasphemy charges in Nankana Sahib of Pakistan. Islamic mob attacked the Police station, dragged him out on the streets, and set him on the FIRE with the slogan of Allah-o-Akbar. Pak is Hell for Minorities @UNHumanRights." [...] Meanwhile, another verified user Shiraz Hassan shared the video on this Twitter account and captioned it:" Total madness! An angry mob attacked the police station in Nankana Sahib. Reportedly an accused of blasphemy was killed and their body burnt by the mob. Apparently, the police were unable to control the situation.