Muslim mobs erupted in violence after Hindu doctor Ramesh Kumar, was accused of blasphemy. Even without evidence, except accusations from a mullah stating that the doctor burned a Quran, Kumar was arrested. Then a frenzied mob set fires, burned tires and damaged Hindu-owned shops as public punishment against Kumar. It is a frequent occurrence in Pakistan that Christians are accused by neighbors or mullahs of blasphemy, prompting the whole family of the accused to flee their homes (and villages) for survival, in the midst of frenzied mobs out to murder them for an accusation. Such accusations are routinely lies as a means to persecute minorities under Pakistan’s infamous blasphemy laws. Anyone can be accused at any time, only to have his or her life and that of their loved ones and surrounding community turn into misery. Once accused, the inhumane conditions of incarceration is the better option, as the accused is “as good as dead” if he or she remains free.

Western expectations of tolerance and diversity from Muslims are scarce.

“Mob violence in Mirpurkhas after Hindu doctor is accused of blasphemy”, Pakistan Today, May 27, 2019: