SAHIWAL: Tension gripped Arifwala city on Wednesday, after a man allegedly desecrated the Holy Quran in its Muzaffarabad locality, according to local media sources.
According to local sources, Sabir, a resident of Muzaffarabad locality was accused by his sisters of burning pages of the Holy book on the advice of a practitioner of black magic to bring back his estranged wife.
Soon, the news spread in the city, prompting groups of protesters to burn tyres on main roads, intersections and markets, the sources said.
They said an angry mob also stopped the Karachi-bound Farid Express at the local railway station, reportedly.
