Friday, June 08, 2007

Pakistan School Shut, Blasphemy Alleged

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - A nursing school was shut down and its Christian principal and four Christian students suspended after Muslim pupils accused unknown people of desecrating verses from the Qu'ran, officials said Saturday.

The action by the management of the Pakistan Institute of Medical Science - the main hospital in Islamabad - came two weeks after Muslim nurses protested that verses from Islam's holy book regarding proper manners in drinking water had been erased from a wall.

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