Pakistan woman in Arabic script dress saved from mob claiming blasphemy - BBC News

Hundreds mistakenly accused the woman of wearing a dress adorned with Quran verses.

9 hours agoShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingImage source, Shalik Riyadh/InstagramImage caption, The dress has the word "Halwa" printed in Arabic letters on it, meaning beautiful in ArabicBy Caroline DaviesPakistan correspondentAn angry mob in Pakistan accused a woman who wore a dress adorned with Arabic calligraphy of blasphemy, after mistaking them for Quran verses.

She was saved by police who escorted her to safety after hundreds gathered. She later gave a public apology.

The dress has the word "Halwa" printed in Arabic letters on it, meaning beautiful in Arabic.

Blasphemy is punishable by death in Pakistan. Some people have been lynched even before their cases go on trial.

Police told the BBC they first received a call at about 13:10 local (08:10 GMT) on Sunday that a crowd had gathered around a woman at a restaurant in Lahore, the capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab.

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