PHOTO REUTERSPunjab caretaker Chief Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Thursday said that the provincial government would "restore" all the churches and the homes of the Christian community which were attacked and torched during the mob violence which targeted the minority community a day earlier. Addressing a meeting attended by religious leaders of the Christian community, Naqvi condemned the violence and said such actions are against the teachings of Islam and those of the Holy Prophet (PBUH). He added that all buildings damaged in the mob violence would be restored in "three to four days" to their original state and vowed to prevent any such "conspiracy" in the future. The rioters were demanding that the two accused men, who had fled their homes, be handed over to them. The United States was "deeply concerned that churches and homes were targeted," State Department Deputy Spokesperson Vedant Patel said on Wednesday.
