These images show a Pakistani woman being attacked by a mob who mistook the Arabic writing on her dress the verses from the Quran and accused her of blasphemy.

The incident took place at a restaurant at Achhra Market in Lahore, in Pakistan.

The first piece of footage shows the woman sitting in a restaurant and shielding her face and cowering in fear as she is verbally assaulted by a man while another man, who appears to be her friend, is standing next to her and on his phone.

She can be seen wearing a white dress with multicoloured Arabic writing on it, which was reportedly digitally printed.

The second piece of footage, apparently filmed a short while later, shows the woman visibly terrified as she sits in the restaurant while a large crowd is gathered around and talking with a female police officer, who has since been named as Assistant Superintendent Syeda Shehrbano Naqvi.

Over 100 people gathered outside the restaurant, according to local media and people in the crowd reportedly threatened to behead the unnamed woman.

She was taken into protective custody by the police officer, with the third video showing Sheharbano bravely negotiating with the crowd outside the restaurant before escorting the woman away with a blanket over her and with the help of her colleagues as the crowd shouts at them.

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After investigating, the police said that the Arabic writing on her dress was not from the Quran.

Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Sheharbano and her colleagues have been praised for their bravery.

She reportedly said: “Nobody actually knew what was written on the shirt.

She added: “The major feat was to try to get that woman out of the area to ensure that she is safe.”

The dress had the Arabic word ‘halwa’ on it. Which means ‘sweet’ in English and which has no religious meaning.