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ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan will hear the case of arson and church burning in Jaranwala today.
A three-member bench headed by Justice Ejaz-ul-Ahsan will hear the case today, the bench also includes Justice Muneeb Akhtar and Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail.
The Registrar Supreme Court has issued notices to the concerned parties regarding the hearing of the case, minority leader Samuel Pyare had filed an application to take notice of the Jaranwala incident.
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It should be noted that last month, the angry people protesting against the alleged incident of blasphemy in Jaranwala had burnt churches, dozens of houses, vehicles, and belongings of the Christian community in Christian Colony and Issa Nagri.
According to reports, 19 churches were torched in arson attacks, and 86 houses were vandalized in violent protests. On August 18, minority leader Samuel Pyare filed a separate petition in the Supreme Court for notice on the Jaranwala incident.
In the application, it was requested to take notice from the Supreme Court and said that on August 16, the church was torched in Jaranwala along with the religious documents.