Pak PM speaks with Sri Lankan President to express nation's 'anger, shame' over lynching
Islamabad/UNI: Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday spoke with Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa over the phone to convey his nation’s “anger and shame” over the lynching of a Sri Lankan national over blasphemy allegations, even as Punjab police said they have arrested 120 men, including 13 prime suspects, for the brutal crime.
Sialkot Sri Lankan national lynching: Two key suspects 'confess' their involvement
Two key suspects, who were arrested in connection with the killing of a Sri Lankan national in Sialkot, have 'confessed' to their involvement in the incident.
Sialkot Lynching: Civil society members demonstrate in Lahore
Lahore: The civil society group in Lahore city of Pakistan came out on the streets on Saturday to demonstrate against the killing of a Sri Lankan national by a mob on accusation of blasphemy in Sialkot city on Friday.
Colombo/UNI: Sri Lanka’s Foreign Ministry said Friday it expects Pakistan authorities to take the required action to investigate and ensure justice following the brutal lynching of a Sri Lankan national in Sialkot, Pakistan, by a mob of frenzied Islamic zealots over allegations of blasphemy.
Islamabad/IBNS: In a chilling case of a vigilante mob justice, a Sri Lankan man was lynched and then set on fire by a marauding crowd at a factory in Pakistan's Sialkot on accusation of blamsphemy, sparking global outrage over the rising incidents of religious fundamentalism in the Islamic nation.
A day of shame for Pakistan: PM Imran Khan reacts to Sialkot lynching
Islamabad: Strongly condemning the mob lynching of a Sri Lankan national in northeast Pakistan's Sialkot over allegations of blasphemy, Pak Prime Minister Imran Khan on Friday evening said the "horrific" incident was a "day of shame" for the country.