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Sialkot Incident

Pakistan disburses funds, first salary to widow of Priyantha Kumara

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ATC Sri Lankan Kumara

Pakistan on Monday disbursed aid of $0.1 million along with the first salary to the widow of slain Sri Lankan national, Priyantha Kumara, who was lynched by a mob in December last year in Sialkot. Kumara, a factory manager, was assaulted to death and later his body was torched by a mob over false charges … Read more

Lack of quorum hinders govt’s move to initiate debate on Sialkot incident

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ISLAMABAD: Failure to meet quorum requirement spoiled the federal government’s move to initiate debate on the Sialkot incident – raising questions over Pakistan’s seriousness in addressing rising religious extremism. The Advisor for Parliamentary Affairs, Dr Babar Awan presented a resolution in the assembly to trigger debate on the Sialkot Incident of December 3, in which … Read more

CII demands strict punishment in clear terms for culprits involved in Sialkot incident

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ATC Sri Lankan Kumara

ISLAMABAD:  The Council of Islamic Ideology (CII) on Monday highly condemned the inhumane actions taken by a mob in the name of Islam against a Sri lankan national in Sialkot and demanded the state to ensure that culprits involved are tried under the law and punished in clear terms. In a press conference convened after … Read more

CII to mull over causes of rising intolerance following Sialkot incident

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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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blasphemy

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

Punjab govt decides to hold trial of Sialkot lynching suspects in prison

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Sialkot Lynching: Punjab govt decides to hold trial of accused in prison

LAHORE: The Punjab government on Saturday decided to hold trials of all the suspects involved in the Sialkot lynching of the Sri Lankan national inside prison. The provincial government took the decision after consulting a prosecution team. The jail administration was asked to make the necessary arrangements to hold the trial. The prosecution also directed … Read more

Eight more suspects involved in Sialkot lynching arrested

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Sialkot lynching: 8 more primary suspects arrested and produced before court

SIALKOT: The Punjab police on Wednesday arrested eight more of the main suspects involved in the lynching of Priyantha Kumara, 49-year-old Sri Lankan factory manager, in Sialkot over blasphemy allegations. The police had arrested eight more primary suspects and produced them before the court, according to an update shared on the Punjab Police’s Twitter account. … Read more

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

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Malik Adnan

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

‘Completely shattered’ Saba Qamar react to the Sialkot incident

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Saba Qamar

On grounds of blasphemy, a Sri Lankan factory manager was tortured to death. He was employed as a manager at a private sportswear manufacturing facility, according to social media accounts. The victim was killed by factory employees, according to District Police Officer (DPO) Umar Saeed Malik. The police have arrived at the scene of the … Read more

Army chief condemns ‘cold-blooded’ murder of Sri Lankan national in Sialkot

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COAS vows full support to arrest killers of Sri Lankan national

RAWALPINDI: Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Qamar Javed Bajwa has condemned the “cold-blooded and shameful murder” of a Srilankan citizen in Sialkot and directed all-out support to civil administration to arrest perpetrators of this heinous crime. Read more: Police say 110 suspects in Sialkot lynching arrested “The cold-blooded murder of Srilankan citizen by a … Read more

Sialkot Incident: AC Sialkot Sonia Sadaf Responds to Dr. Firdous Ashiq Awan

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Sialkot Incident

“This is not the proper way to talk” – cited Sadaf after the  incident Firdous Awan scolded the Sialkot Assistant Commissioner over “third class food items” being sold in Ramadan Bazar Firdous’ rant received heavy criticism from Social Media Special Assistant to Chief Minister Punjab, Dr Firdous Ashiq Awan and Assistant Commissioner Sialkot Sonia Sadaf … Read more

Maryam Nawaz slams Firdous Ashiq Awan over Sialkot Incident

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Maryam Nawaz

The Vice President of the Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) Maryam Nawaz Sharif has asked Special Assistant to Punjab Chief Minister Dr. Firdous Ashiq Awan to seek an apology from Assistant Commissioner (AC) Sialkot Sonia Sadaf over impolite behavior.

According to the details, Maryam Nawaz in her tweet while condemning the incident said in her tweet that, civil servants and bureaucrats reach on these posts by hard work and passing competitive exams, they are not selected.

Maryam Nawaz said, ‘Being a minister does not mean that you have a license to humiliate officers.’

Let it be known that in a video making rounds on the internet, Dr. Awan, upon seeing substandard food items being sold at one of the stalls, demanded the Assistant Commissioner (AC) Sialkot Sonia Sadaf to provide an explanation.

The latter, however, started arguing with the chief minister’s aide. Upon hearing her arguments, Dr Firdous lost her cool and started angrily censuring the AC for her comments and negligence.

In the video, Dr. Awan could be heard saying that she had visited the Ramadan Bazaar in every city of the province and found the situation in Sialkot to be the worst.

Upon being rebuked by the chief minister’s aide, Sonia Sadaf could be seen angrily leaving the bazaar.

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