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Pakistan's anti-terrorism court indicts 89 accused in Sialkot lynching cas
Updated : 4 years, 2 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], March 13 (ANI): Pakistani's anti-terrorism court on Saturday indicted 89 individuals involved in the lynching of a Sri Lankan national Priyantha Kumara Diyawadanage in Sialkot over blasphemy allegations last year.
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Pakistan: Sialkot incident symptom of underlying cancer, says expert
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 17 (ANI): The Sialkot incident, where the Islamist mob accused a Sri Lankan factory manager Priyantha Kumara Diyawadana of blasphemy and then burnt his dead body, shows that what happened in Sialkot is a symptom of underlying cancer which has metastasised to di
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Pakistan incapable of reforming, stepping back from Islamist path, says ex
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 15 (ANI): The Sialkot incident, where the Islamist mob accused a Sri Lankan factory manager Priyantha Kumara Diyawadana of blasphemy and then burnt his dead body, shows that Pakistan is incapable of reforming and stepping back from the Islamist path it embarked
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Pak blasphemy laws embolden mobs to carry out vigilante justice: Journalis
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], December 9 (ANI): The brutal murder of a Sri Lankan national in Pakistan's Punjab has drawn condemnation from all around the world and has highlighted the rise of the misuse of the blasphemy law to carry out vigilante justice in Pakistan.
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Lankan factory manager's lynching: Remains sent to Colombo
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Lahore [Pakistan], December 6 (ANI): The remains of Priyantha Kumara Diyawadana - a Sri Lankan factory manager who was lynched in Pakistan last week -- were sent off to Colombo on Monday, reported local media.
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Pak human rights body seeks speedy justice in Sialkot lynching
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], December 5 (ANI): The National Commission on Human Rights (NCHR) has demanded a speedy and impartial probe into the lynching of Sri Lankan factory manager Priyantha Kumara Diyawadana in Sialkot.
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