Sialkot police presented 33 more suspects allegedly involved in the lynching of 48-year-old Sri Lankan factory manager Priyantha Kumara in the city before an anti-terrorism court (ATC) on Friday. Read more: Wife of Sri Lankan man refutes blasphemy claim, demands justice for husband, kids The suspects were presented before the court amid strict security arrangements … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Religious Affairs and Inter-faith Harmony Noor-ul-Haq Qadri on Monday said that culprits of Sialkot lynching case will be brought to justice as Prime Minister Imran Khan is personally overseeing the investigation. The minister called on Sri Lankan High Commissioner at the embassy and expressed his condolence with him over the sad … Read more
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
SIALKOT: Punjab Chief Minister’s Special Assistant for Information Hassan Khawar on Saturday said that police has conducted 200 raids and arrested 118 accused including 13 prime suspects for lynching and burning the body of a Sri Lankan national over alleged blasphemy. In a press conference along with IG Police Rao Sardar Ali Khan, he said … Read more
A day after the horrific murder of a Sri Lankan man in Sialkot, Sri Lankan Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa on Saturday expressed confidence that his Pakistani counterpart would keep his commitment by bringing the perpetrators of the crime to justice. Read more: ‘We have planted time bombs in society, they will explode if not defused’ … Read more
