Global Outlook

In the latest incident of religion-linked violence in the country, a mob stormed a police station in eastern Pakistan on Saturday and lynched a man under custody and accused of blasphemy - a crime under Pakistani law, which can carry the death sentence. The man in his early 20s, Muhammad Waris, was taken into police custody after a mob attacked him for allegedly desecrating the Koran, police spokesman Muhammad Waqas told Reuters News Agency. However, the mob stormed the station in Punjab province, took Waris out of the premises, stripped him naked, and dragged him into the streets before beating him to death. With only a handful of officials present in the station at the time, police couldn't resist them, said Waqas, adding that reinforcements were able to stop the mob from setting the body alight. International rights groups have long been raising concerns over Pakistani authorities not doing enough to stop lynchings of blasphemy-accused people. One of the highest profile cases wa...