Jaranwala incident: Main accused sentenced to death for blasphemy
- 19-Apr-2025
FAISALABAD: A special court has sentenced the main accused in the Jaranwala riots case to death for blasphemy, ARY News reported on Saturday. After a two-year trial, the court found Pervaiz guilty of blasphemy. In addition to the death sentence, he was also sentenced to life imprisonment and fined Rs 3.5 million. The special court […]
New twist in social media shooting case
- 04-Dec-2024
JARANWALA: The tragic death of 22-year-old Fatima, who was reportedly shot while filming a TikTok video, has taken a new turn after police investigations revealed that her 10-year-old nephew, Arham, was responsible for the shooting, ARY News reported. According to reports, Fatima had recently married Azmat just two days before the fatal incident. Initially, police […]
Jaranwala incident: SC rejects Punjab govt’s probe report
- 13-Feb-2024
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday rejected the Punjab govt’s probe report in the Jaranwala incident, ARY News reported. In April last year, a mob attacked, vandalized multiple churches and torched homes belonging to the Christian community in Jaranwala, Faisalabad over blasphemy allegations. At the outset of the hearing, the additional advocate General Punjab submitted […]
PM Kakar vows to bring Jaranwala incident culprits to justice
- 11-Sep-2023
ISLAMABAD: Caretaker Prime Minister (PM) Anwaarul Haq Kakar on Monday vowed that perpetrators of the Jaranwala incident will be brought to justice to prevent such acts in the future, ARY News reported. The prime minister expressed these views during a meeting with a delegation of the Christian community that called on him. Caretaker Minister for […]
Jaranwala incident: LHC approves judicial probe plea for hearing
- 04-Sep-2023
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday approved a petition for hearing, seeking judicial commission to probe recent violent incidents in Jaranwala against Christians, ARY News reported. The high court issued notices to Punjab government and other respondents for September 11. The bench also directed the Assistant Advocate General to submit report. “Fundamental human […]
Punjab IG sees hostile agency’s involvement in Jaranwala incident
- 28-Aug-2023
LAHORE: Punjab Inspector General (IG) Dr Usman Anwar on Monday claimed that hostile agency was involved in the Jaranwala incident, wherein a violent mob ransacked and torched churches and attacked the community’s residences following an alleged incident of blasphemy, ARY News reported. “The Jaranwala incident has links to hostile agency. We have arrested three main […]
No room for extremism, religious animosity in Pakistan: Minister
- 27-Aug-2023
JARANWALA: Condemning the Jaranwala incident, Caretaker Minister for National Heritage and Culture Dr Jamal Shah on Sunday asserted that extremism and religious animosity will not be tolerated at any cost in Pakistan, ARY News reported. Talking to journalists in Jaranwala, the caretaker minister said Islam doesn’t permit any kind of discrimination and violence against any […]
JITs formed to investigate Jaranwala incident
- 24-Aug-2023
FAISALABAD: 10 Joint Investigation Teams (JIT) have been formed for the probe of Jaranwala incident, ARY News reported. As per details, the JIT constituted for the investigation includes CTD, police, and CIA police officers. Furthermore, the JIT teams will conduct investigations separately in cases related to the Jaranwala incidents. Earlier today, Police claimed to have […]
Jaranwala incident: Police arrest 17 more suspects after geofencing
- 24-Aug-2023
FAISALABAD: Police on Thursday claimed to have arrested 17 more suspects in the Jaranwala incident after geofencing, ARY News reported, quoting sources. On August 17, a violent mob vandalised multiple churches and torched homes belonging to the Christian community over alleged blasphemy. Sources within police said the arrests were made with the help of the […]
Police file 16 more cases of Jaranwala vandalism incidents
- 23-Aug-2023
JARANWALA: Local police said that 16 more cases have been registered under sacrilege and anti-terrorism charges in Jaranwala vandalism incidents, ARY News reported on Wednesday. Jaranwala police has registered cases against more than 750 people for “vandalizing multiple churches and torching homes belonging to the Christian community”. Total number of cases of vandalizing the properties […]