Faisalabad: A crowd vandalised several churches and setting scores of houses on fire after accusing the Christian community of its members over alleged blasphemy in Jaranwala town of Faisalabad.
The police spokesman Naveed Ahmad said a mob had attacked the community after two Christians were accused of blasphemy, he said.
Dozens of people were blocking a nearby highway.
The local administration has called in paramilitary troops to handle the violent crowd and bring the situation under control.
A Christian leader, Akmal Bhatti, said the crowd had torched at least five churches and looted valuables from houses that had been abandoned by their owners after clerics made announcements in mosques inciting the mob.
Several social media posts showed some churches on fire as well as houses and belongings.
