A Chinese man has been arrested in Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province after an angry mob accused him of blasphemy and tried to enter a camp near the construction site of the Dasu Dam, the biggest hydropower project in Pakistan, which involves both Chinese and Pakistani workers. The police filed a blasphemy charge against the Chinese man, identified as Mr. Tian, local police chief Naseer Khan said on April 18. Khan said Tian reprimanded two Pakistani workers for spending too much time praying. Some workers claimed he had insulted the Prophet Muhammad. China's Embassy in Pakistan said it was verifying the situation. To read the original story by RFE/RL's Radio Mashaal, click here.
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