Pakistan: Muslims takes out rally to condemn anti-Hindu violence

Karachi:  Muslims in Pakistan on Monday took out a peace march to condemn Sunday’s anti-Hindu violence in Ghotki town in Sindh province.
Ghotki town and its surrounding areas in Pakistan on Sunday witnessed violence against Hindus after a Hindu school principal allegedly made some objectionable remarks against Prophet Muhammad (PBUH), according to media reports.
Violence Hundreds of angry men took to the streets there after Notan Lal, a Hindu and principal of the Sindh Public School, was accused of passing “blasphemous remarks” by a student.
Later, it turned out that the blasphemy complaint was cooked up.
The student, Mohammed Ihtisham, on whose complaint his father filed a First Information Report police complaint against the principal of Sindh Public School, has said in a social media post that he was very angry with the principal as he was scolded for not memorising his lesson. He said that he had no idea that the issue would blow up to such a proportion. He asked “Sir Notan” for forgiveness, in the social media post.
A mob damaged Hindu religious places, properties and houses. But the authorities could not act promptly to control the situation.