Dozens of Christian homes and churches in various neighbourhoods and villages of Faisalabads Jaranwala tehsil were vandalised and burned down by a mob over blasphemy allegations . The alleged blasphemy incident occurred at Cinema Chowk a few hundred meters from Jamia Masjid Mahtab where the prayer leader made announcements inciting the violence that followed .
The Punjab government is considering an offer of recompense for damages between Rs and Rs million depending on the scale of the damage . Most residents of Christian Town had fled ahead of the attacks on their homes . They say they are expecting another mob attack after Friday prayers .
The police and fire engines dot all road entrances from Christian Town to Essa Nagri in Chak on the fringes of Gogera Bank Canal around two kilometres away all the way to the Parish House a further kms away . All the homes in those streets are almost burnt to ashes.
The church leads into an extremely narrow street littered with burned frames of cycles furniture and refrigerators. The police are on high alert and barbed wire and a few paces of people are in danger of another attack. The Punjab Government is considering a possible compensation offer of £1,000 to £2,000 for the damages between £3,000.
000.00 to £5,000 per square foot of the burnt down houses. The government is also considering a £1.5,500 per square square inch of the damaged houses. It is also offering a £3.5 million per square metre of water to £1million to £4,000-a-square inch of water.
The state’s £1 million to £10,000 in a total of $1,500.
