Pakistani Christians closed missionary schools on Monday in protest after a Muslim mob torched more than 100 Christian homes following allegations of blasphemy.
The schools are considered among the best in Pakistan and are extremely popular with wealthy Muslim families, with pupils taught in English in a disciplined and effective learning environment.
More than 3,000 Muslims rampaged through Joseph Colony, a Christian area of the eastern city of Lahore, on Saturday after allegations that a Christian had made derogatory remarks about the Prophet Mohammed three days earlier.
No-one was killed but the incident triggered protests around Pakistan from Christians, a tiny minority in overwhelmingly Muslim Pakistan, demanding better protection.
“Missionary schools of Lahore will remain closed on Monday on account of the massacre in Joseph colony,” Bishop Sebastian Shaw, chairman of the Catholic board, told reporters.
Sadiq Daniel, bishop of the church of Pakistan in Sindh said all missionary schools in the province, including those in Karachi, would be closed on Monday.