Christian couple burnt alive in Pakistan for alleged blasphemy

November 04, 2014 17:43

In a gruesome incident, a Christian couple was today thrashed and burnt alive by a group of angry Muslims in Pakistan's Punjab province for allegedly desecrating the Quran.

The horrific crime was reported from the villages of Kot Radha Kishan of Kasur district. A large number of police personnel were deployed in the villages to provide security to the minority community.

And if you think this kind of horror is restricted to a largely religiously intolerant Pakistan, remember the Graham Staines incident? Read

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