LAHORE: Normalcy is gradually returning to Shahdara Town, a day after religious parties carried out a daylong protest against an alleged incident of blasphemy involving a local Christian youth. Interestingly, the FIR of the alleged blasphemy was registered after almost one month of the incident. On Monday, announcements were made from mosques in the area urging locals to come out on the main road to protest against the alleged blasphemy. A local Christian told Pakistan Today that his family had left their home on Monday evening fearing an attack by the protesters. ALL’S WELL NOW:DSP Shamsul Haq, the officer in-charge of the police deployment at Dhir village, told Pakistan Today that police had not asked anyone to leave their homes.

Source: Pakistan Today February 20, 2018 15:37 UTC