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ISLAMABAD: Scores have been arrested from Pakistan’s Punjab province following mob attacks on churches and homes belonging to Christians over alleged desecration of the Holy Quran by two members of the minority community, officials said Thursday.Authorities have deployed paramilitary troops to restore order in Faisalabad district’s Jaranwala, where the alleged desecration took place.There were no casualties as Christians living in the area had moved to safer places along with their families. They started returning to their homes Thursday, only to see the destruction. While the main church was...