President Asif Ali Zardari announces Rs0.5 million compensation for victims of Badami Bagh incident. PHOTO: ABID NAWAZ/EXPRESS
President Zardari held a meeting today with Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf and asked Governor Punjab Ahmed Mehmood to come to Karachi.
The president ordered the governor to report on developments regarding the incident on a daily basis.
The governor has submitted an initial report of the incident to the president.
On March 9, an over 3,000-strong mob set ablaze more than 150 houses of Christians in the Joseph Colony over alleged blasphemous remarks against Prophet Muhammad (Pbuh) by Sawan Masih, a 28-year-old Christian sanitation worker.
As a result of the incident, protests broke out in Lahore and Karachi early Sunday morning.
Correction: An earlier version of the story had Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf's name written incorrectly. The error is regretted.
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There is NO "COMPENSATION" for burning down people's homes
since when did the PM had zardari as his last name?