Mob loots, torches Christian colony in Lahore

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Re: Mob loots, torches Christian colony in Lahore

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On the contrary, Lahore Govt. has been complicit in this whole unfortunate episode. Where was this alleged ‘government’ and the law enforcement apparatus when thousands of people were rioting and burning the houses in Joseph Colony? It was not exactly a flash mob. People knew the situation was volatile, even the family of the alleged “blasphemer” had themselves handed him over the police, and yet the government chose to do nothing to diffuse the situation or to protect the houses or the possessions of the Colony’s residents.

Also I think it’s quite insulting to term half a million rupees as a “generous” compensation to the victims of this atrocity. The lives of Joseph Colony’s residents have been forever scarred and they would likely be living under terror and fear for the rest of their lives. No financial compensation to people facing such predicament can ever be enough.

There is no support from me for the Govt. not providing the security to ALL of its citizens.

My post was comparing the two events (Abbas Town and Joseph Colony) in terms of monetary compensations given to affected people.

Surely, if these events could be avoided, Govt. didn’t have to pay out of public money which could easily be spent on reinforcing the security…in term avoiding the loss of lives and properties.