PhotoISLAMABAD, Pakistan — The men and women arrived late on Saturday at a Sufi shrine in a village in central Pakistan. Mr. Waheed, a former government employee who used to give sermons at the shrine, claims to be the spiritual heir to Mr. Gujjar. PhotoAdvertisement Continue reading the main storyThose practices included beating devotees with batons after asking them to remove their clothes. Mr. Waheed would set the clothes on fire during the rituals, officials said. Photo“Only after this incident, people from the surrounding area told police that they used to hear screams coming from the shrine” Mr. Khan said.

Source: New York Times April 02, 2017 16:21 UTC