Crowd kills foreign national in Sialkot for blasphemy
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| Crowd kills foreign national in Sialkot for blasphemy |
According to officials in Sialkot, workers of a private factory on Wazirabad Road tortured a non-Muslim foreign manager of a factory to death and set it on fire for blasphemy.
footage Shared on Social Media on friday shows the Burning Body of a Man Surrounded by a large Number of People.
"The foreign manager was killed for blasphemy and his body was set on fire," a city administration official said.
"The foreign manager of the slain factory was from Sri Lanka," he said.
A city administration official added that "the security situation in the area is deteriorating and efforts are being made to control it."
Punjab Chief Minister Usman Bazdar has taken notice of the incident at Sialkot factory and demanded a report from Inspector General of Police.
In a statement, Usman Bazdar said that every aspect of the incident should be investigated and a report should be submitted.
"those who Take The law Into Their own Hands will be Prosecuted Under the Law."
The Chief Minister said that no one can be allowed to take the law into his own hands. legal Action Will be Taken Against the Violators. ‘
The incident took place within the limits of Agoki police station in Sialkot. Agoki police official Ijaz told Urdu News that the incident took place inside the factory.
"This incident is being described as insulting and it is being said that they had desecrated a banner in the factory."
Special Assistant to the Prime Minister Tahir Ashrafi termed the incident as an example of 'barbarism'.
He confirmed that the dead man was from Sri Lanka, but declined to give his identity.
Sialkot incident: '50 people arrested '
After the incident, Punjab government spokesman Hassan Khawar told a press conference in Lahore with the Prime Minister's Special Representative for the Middle East Tahir Mahmood Ashrafi and the IG that the Sialkot incident was being investigated if there was any negligence on the part of the police. Then action will be taken.
Hassan Qadir added that "50 people have been arrested."
"One-Five called at 25 minutes past eleven, and the police response is being checked," he said.
Hassan Khawar also said that all the facts are being looked into and the attackers are being identified from the CCTV footage.
Prime Minister Imran Khan's Special Assistant for Interfaith Harmony Hafiz Tahir Ashrafi called the incident an example of "barbarism".
He said that even if there is a criminal, then there is a law of blasphemy and blasphemy in Pakistan. He should be brought to justice in the court, not to be caught and killed. His body should be cremated.
He Further Added that "This is Barbarism, it has Nothing to do With islam."
Pakistan's Minister for Human Rights Shirin Mazari condemned the incident, saying "mob violence is not acceptable under any circumstances because the state has laws to deal with all crimes."