Tourist Lynched in Swat, Pakistan Over Quran Desecration

In northwestern Pakistan's Swat district, a mob stormed a police station, killing a detainee accused of desecrating the Quran. The suspect, Mohammad Ismail, a tourist from Punjab, was being questioned by police when the mob attacked, set the police station on fire, and dragged Ismail out to kill and burn him. Eight people were injured in the ensuing unrest. Heavy police deployment has been made to control the situation, and the Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa has ordered an emergency report and measures to restore calm. This incident highlights the volatile nature of blasphemy accusations in Pakistan, where mobs often take justice into their own hands despite the country’s stringent blasphemy laws.