Man killed in Pakistan by mob citing ‘blasphemy’ laws

According to authorities, a crowd in central Pakistan murdered a man for reputedly having burnt pages of the Quran, in the country’s latest episode of blasphemy-related violence. The custodian of a local mosque said he saw the man burning the Muslim holy book inside the mosque Saturday evening and told others before informing police, according to police spokesman Chaudhry Imran. The violence took place in a village in the district of Continue Reading