A Christian faith healer, who used a sword inscribed with Islamic verses to treat his clients, has been arrested under the controversial blasphemy laws in Pakistan’s Punjab province, officials said on Monday.
Naveed John was arrested from district Sargodha, some 175 kms from Islamabad, after local people lodged a complaint against him early this month for hurting their religious feelings by using the sword. “John made cuts on the bodies of his patients with a sword inscribed with Quranic verses and also placed it at his feet,” the complaint said.