According to Geo News, the situation turned
Upon receiving the information, a heavy contingent of police surrounded the area and shifted the accused and his family to an undisclosed location after rescuing them.
District Police Officer (DPO) Asad Aijaz and Regional Police Officer (RPO) Sharik Kamal Siddiqui were also present in the area to control the situation.
Police also resorted to tear gas shelling to disperse the mob and arrested at least 25 people allegedly involved in the riots.
According to police officials, the situation had been brought under control and no one would be allowed to take the law into their hands.
RPO Siddiqui said after completing the investigation into the blasphemy
...the act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence to a deity, or sacred objects, or toward something considered sacred or inviolable. Some religions consider it to be a crime. In Pakistain you can commit blasphemy by looking cross-eyed at a Koran...incident, legal action would be initiated against those found guilty of committing blasphemy.
In a statement, Sargodha Division Commissioner Muhammad Ajmal Bhatti pledged that those involved in the incident would be brought to justice after holding a transparent inquiry into the incident.