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She was detained
for blasphemy after an angry mob demanded her arrest and threatened to burn
down Christian homes outside of the capital, Islamabad, Pakistani media say.
The girl is
known to have learning difficulties and could not properly answer police
questions, officials say.
Police have
taken her parents into protective custody following threats.
Dr Paul
Bhatti, Pakistan's minister for National Harmony, told the BBC that the girl
was known to have a mental disorder and that it seemed "unlikely she
purposefully desecrated the Koran".
"From
the reports I have seen, she was found carrying a waste bag which also had
pages of the Koran. This infuriated some local people and a large crowd
gathered to demand action against her. The police were initially reluctant to
arrest her, but they came under a lot of pressure from a very large crowd, who
were threatening to burn down Christian homes."
He added:
"Her parents have also been taken into protective custody because they
were frightened of threats against them.
"More
than 600 people have fled from that Christian neighbourhood. We are working to
ensure their security so they can return to their homes."
He said the
incident took place on 17 August after Friday prayers.
Rights
activists have urged Pakistan to reform its controversial blasphemy laws, under
which a person can be jailed for life for desecrating the Koran.
Many of
those accused of blasphemy have been killed by violent mobs, while politicians
who advocate a change in legislation have also been targeted.
Last year,
Shahbaz Bhatti, the minister for minority affairs, was killed after calling for
the repeal of the blasphemy law.
His death
came just two months after the murder of Punjab Governor Salman Taseer, who
also spoke out about the issue.
"Perceptions of God" – June 6, 2010 (Kryon channelled by Lee Carroll) (Subjects: Quantum Teaching, The Fear of God, Near-death Experience, God Becomes Mythology, Worship, Mastery, Intelligent Design, Benevolent Creator, Global Unity.... etc.) (Text version)
“.. For centuries you haven't been able to think past that box of what God must be like. So you create a Human-like God with wars in heaven, angel strife, things that would explain the devil, fallen angels, pearly gates, lists of dos and don'ts, and many rules still based on cultures that are centuries old. You create golden streets and even sexual pleasures as rewards for men (of course) - all Human perspective, pasted upon God. I want to tell you that it's a lot different than that. I want to remind you that there are those who have seen it! Why don't you ask somebody who has had what you would call a near-death experience?
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