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CII to mull over causes of rising intolerance following Sialkot incident

ISLAMABAD: Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) has summoned an extraordinary meeting on December 20 to examine the causes leading to incidents such as the mob lynching of a Sri Lankan national in Sialkot earlier this month. On December 3, Priyantha Kumara, who was working as a manager at a private factory in Sialkot, was tortured … Read more

Sialkot lynching case: ATC sends 18 more suspects on 15-day physical remand

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LAHORE: An anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Monday sent 18 more suspects involved in the lynching of Sri Lankan national Priyantha Kumara in Sialkot over blasphemy allegations on a 15-day physical remand. Read more: Malik Adnan dedicates award to Priyantha Kumara, people of Sri Lanka During the hearing today, the Punjab police presented the 18 suspects before … Read more

Perpetrators of Sialkot lynching incident will be brought to justice soon: FM Qureshi

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Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi vowed to bring the perpetrators of the Sialkot incident, in which a Sri Lankan man was beaten to death and set ablaze by a mob in Sialkot after they accused him of blasphemy, to justice soon. Read more: Malik Adnan dedicates award to Priyantha Kumara, people of Sri Lanka Addressing … Read more

Malik Adnan dedicates award to Priyantha Kumara, people of Sri Lanka

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ISLAMABAD: Malik Adnan, the Pakistani man who tried to save a Sri Lankan man from a mob, had dedicated Tamgha-e-Shujaat,  the top medal of bravery given to him by Prime Minister Imran Khan, to Priyantha Kumara and the people of Sri Lanka. Read more: PM announces Tamgha-e-Shujaat for man who attempted to save Sri Lankan … Read more

PM awards Malik Adnan certificate of appreciation for trying to protect Sri Lankan national

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Tuesday awarded Malik Adnan a certificate of appreciation in recognition of his bravery and efforts to protect his colleague Priyantha Diyawadana in Sialkot. Addressing the condolence reference for the Sri Lankan national Priyantha Diyawadana who was brutally lynched by a mob at a factory in Sialkot over alleged blasphemy, … Read more

PM Imran to attend condolence reference for Priyantha today

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ISLAMABAD: Pakistan: Prime Minister Imran Khan will participate in the condolence reference on Tuesday for the Sri Lankan national Priyantha Diyawadana who was brutally lynched by a mob at a factory in Sialkot over Friday over alleged blasphemy. The condolence reference is being held in Prime Minister Office to express solidarity with the bereaved family … Read more