Charsadda arson attack
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| Charsadda arson attack | |
|---|---|
| Location | Charsadda District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan |
| Date | 28 November 2021 |
| Target | police officers |
Attack type | arson attack |
| Deaths | 0 |
| Injured | 0 |
On 28 November 2021, religiously motivated arsonists destroyed a police station in Charsadda District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.[1][2]
In Pakistan, blasphemy is a very serious crime which carries the death penalty.[2] The Pakistani government have sentenced some prisoners convicted of blasphemy to death, but has not executed anyone.[2] Some blasphemy suspects have been lynched.[2] Domestic and international human rights groups have said that these laws can be abused and used to persecute religious minorities and to take revenge for personal reasons.[2]
Arrest of blasphemy suspect
On 28 November 2021, police arrested an apparently seriously mentally-ill man for allegedly desecrating a Quran by tearing out some of its pages.[1] He was taken to the Mandani police station in Tangi Tehsil, Charsadda District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, northwest Pakistan.[1]
