PAKISTAN: March 9, 2013. (PCP) The Chairman Pakistan Secular Forum Dilshad Bhutto has strongly condemn the an angry mob in the Christian-dominated neighbourhood in the eastern city on Saturday set ablaze more than 100 houses belonging to the Christian community in Badami Bagh area of Lahore.In his press statement Dilshad Bhutto said that the attack was supposedly retaliation against a member of the community for having made blasphemous remarks. He said the alleged man who had committed this act of blasphemy is under arrest and a case against him has been registered. But as yet no case has been filed against the unlawful act of the mob.The PSF Chairman said that the mob was led by one Shafiq Ahmed, who claimed he was looking for a Christian named Savan alias Bubby as he had allegedly committed blasphemy.Though the mob could not trace Savan, some men found his 65-year-old father Chaman Masih and assaulted him.They then burnt Savan’s home, police told the media.They also damaged the car of a Christian pastor who had come to the area to assess the situation.The violence began at 1pm and ended only in the evening when a large police contingent was deployed at the spot.Police officials pacified the mob by registering an FIR against Savan under the controversial blasphemy law.Shahid Imran, named as the complainant in the FIR, alleged that Savan had uttered blasphemous remarks about the Prophet Mohammed in the past but he had ignored them.On Thursday, Savan again allegedly made blasphemous remarks, Imran claimed.When Imran told his friend Shafiq Ahmed about the matter, he picked up a knife and went to Savan’s house.Savan was not at home and his relatives said they would hand him over to Ahmed when they found him. The next day, Ahmed gathered other men and went to Savan’s house. Muslim residents of nearby areas joined the group after Friday prayers and the situation went out of control as the mob swelled.Dilshad Bhutt said that Islam makes every human life sacred and provides legal security to the lives, property and respect of all individuals. Anyone living inside the premises of an Islamic state is in in the security of the state, and the non-Muslim minorities enjoy special treatment as they are our guests of another religion and it becomes a matter of our prestige to protect them the more.Bhutto appeal to Nation that at this difficult time, when the shelters and belongings of a poor community has been destroyed, we appeal to the nation to stand behind the Christian community just like we have stood behind our brothers of Abbas Town, Karachi. The same way charitable organizations and individuals are expected to come forward for the rehabilitation of the families of Abbas Town; we expect them to come to the aid of our Badami Bagh community too.