President lauds prompt action taken by PM regarding Sialkot incident

President Dr Arif Alvi has appreciated the prompt action taken by Prime Minister Imran Khan, regarding the Sialkot incident.

In a statement, he said the incident is very sad and shameful, and not religious in any way whatsoever.

In his remarks, Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa expressed all out support to civil administration to arrest the perpetrators of this heinous crime and bring them to justice.

Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said political leadership and Pakistani nation strongly condemn killing of a Sri Lankan national in Sialkot.

In his tweet, he offered condolence to bereaved family, government and people of Sri Lanka. He said perpetrators will be brought to justice.

The Minister said such acts have no place in our faith and country.

Condemning the incident, Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar said this tragic incident has left every Pakistani in shock, and those responsible for this awful act do not deserve to be called human beings.

Meanwhile, different segments of the society are pouring in with strong condemnation of the horrific killing of a Sri Lankan national by a violent mob in Sialkot.

In a statement, Former Chairman of the Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee Mufti Muneeb-ur-Rehman said there is no ground to take the law into hands when a constitutional and legal system is present in the country.

Talking to the media in Lahore, Chairman Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee Maulana Abdul Khabir Azad said sanctity of Hazrat Muhammad Rasool Allah Khatim un Nabiyeen Sallallaho Alaihe Wa Ala Alayhee Wa Ashabehi Wassalam is part of our faith but it is also incumbent upon us to follow his teachings which say do not cause any harm to trees.

Maulana Abdul Khabir Azad said that in the presence of a state and its institutions, individuals cannot be allowed to stage courts and decide cases.

Addressing a news conference in Lahore, PML (N) President and Leader of Opposition in the National Assembly Shahbaz Sharif the incident has caused the whole nation to hang its head in shame and no amount of condemnation would be enough.

He said Pakistan has very good relations with Sri Lanka and it should be hoped that the culprits will be given exemplary punishment.

Sialkot Chamber of Commerce and Industries highly condemned the act of violence at a private factory in Sialkot.

In a press release, President SCCI Mian Imran Akbar urged the government to crackdown on all the perpetrators and inciters of the incident.

While expressing solidarity with the bereaved family, the President said 3rd December would go down as a dark day in the history of Sialkot.

Taking to social media, celebrities including Mehwish Hayat and Mahira Khan said they look to Prime Minister Imran Khan to take swift action against such kind of mob violence.

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124 arrested so far in Sialkot lynching case

Police on Saturday night arrested six more suspects in connection with the lynching of Sri Lankan factory manager Diyawadanage Don Nandasri Priyantha in Sialkot.

So far, a total of 124 suspects, including 13 key suspects, have been arrested in the gruesome murder case. Police will produce all the arrested suspects before court to seek their physical remand for interrogation in the killing, said police officials.

A day earlier, the Punjab government had sent an initial investigation report of the Sialkot tragedy to Prime Minister Imran Khan, well-placed.

As per the preliminary report, a dispute had emerged when Kumara removed some posters from the walls of the factory at 10:28am. The posters were reportedly inscribed with the name of the Holy Prophet (PBUH).

Shortly after, the factory owner had reached the spot and resolved the issue. Kumara had apologised for the misunderstanding on his part.

After Kumara made the apology, the matter was reportedly considered settled and the factory workers had dispersed.

However, some workers then incited their colleagues to attack the manager.

Within a few minutes, a mob formed and set on the victim within the premises of the industrial unit, eventually killing him.

A total of 13 security guards were present in the factory as the brutal attack was occurring. None of them tried to rescue the victim or disperse the mob, the report had said.

Kumara’s body was later dragged outside the factory.

Police received a phone call at 11:28am about the incident, officials had said. A police party had reached the site within 12 minutes.

Priyantha’s wife pleads for justice

The wife of Diyawadana Priyantha pleaded for justice for her slain husband from both Pakistani and Sri Lankan leaders, Sri Lankan news outlet Newswire reported.

“I got to know about the brutal murder of my husband from the news. Later, I saw this on the internet as well. He was a very innocent man,” she said, talking to reporters from BBC Sinhala.

“I request leaders of Sri Lanka and Pakistan to do justice for my husband and two children, by bringing the perpetrators to justice,” she went on to say. The deceased's brother said that Priyantha had been working in the Sialkot factory since 2012.

The incident

Priyantha Kumara, working as a manager at a private factory in Sialkot, was lynched on Friday by a mob after being accused of blasphemy.

The gruesome incident was dubbed by Prime Minister Imran Khan as "a day of shame for Pakistan".

Workers of a garment industry, located on Sialkot’s Wazirabad Road, had alleged that the foreigner had committed blasphemy. He was subsequently lynched and his body set on fire.

The mob had also vandalised the factory and blocked traffic, according to police.

The brutal murder drew widespread condemnation from senior government functionaries, including the prime minister and president, as well as the military's top leadership, who promised to bring all those involved to the book.

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Deteriorating situation in Afghanistan may trigger a new refugee exodus: FM Qureshi

Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi says extraordinary session of the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers on Afghanistan situation will be held in Islamabad on 19th of this month.

Addressing a news conference in Lahore, he said the extraordinary meeting is being held after the gap of forty-one years.

The Foreign Minister said P-5 countries and the European Agency have also been invited to attend the meeting.

Talking about prevailing situation in Afghanistan, the Foreign Minister warned that Afghanistan could face an economic collapse if the frozen assets were not released to cope with the burgeoning needs. He further said half of Afghanistan's population can suffer from food shortage.

Shah Mahmood Qureshi said deteriorating situation in Afghanistan may trigger a new refugee exodus.

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Process to appoint new NAB chairman starts this week

The process to appoint a new chairman for the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) will finally start this week.

The tenure of the current NAB Chairman Justice (retired) Javed Iqbal was extended with the promulgation of the National Accountability (Amendment) Ordinance, 2021, by President Arif Alvi in October.

Under the ordinance, Iqbal will continue to serve on the post until a new chairman is appointed.

Sources privy to the matter said that the Ministry of Law will forward a summary to President Arif Alvi this week in compliance with the prime minister's instructions.

They said that the president will seek names for the post from the prime minister through a letter and send them to the opposition leader.

Under the new law, the president will appoint the NAB chairman in consultation with the prime minister and the Opposition leader.

In case of a failure to reach a consensus on the appointment, the matter will be sent to a 12-member parliamentary committee formed especially for the matter of the appointment.

The ordinance states that the new chairman for the anti-graft watchdog will be appointed for a period of four years and his term may be extended.

The method followed for the appointment of the NAB chairman will be the one employed while granting an extension.

It also states that the NAB chairman can send his resignation to the president.

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President lauds prompt action taken by PM regarding Sialkot incident

President Dr Arif Alvi has appreciated the prompt action taken by Prime Minister Imran Khan, regarding the Sialkot incident.

In a statement, he said the incident is very sad and shameful, and not religious in any way whatsoever.

In his remarks, Chief of Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa expressed all out support to civil administration to arrest the perpetrators of this heinous crime and bring them to justice.

Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said political leadership and Pakistani nation strongly condemn killing of a Sri Lankan national in Sialkot.

In his tweet, he offered condolence to bereaved family, government and people of Sri Lanka. He said perpetrators will be brought to justice.

The Minister said such acts have no place in our faith and country.

Condemning the incident, Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar said this tragic incident has left every Pakistani in shock, and those responsible for this awful act do not deserve to be called human beings.

Meanwhile, different segments of the society are pouring in with strong condemnation of the horrific killing of a Sri Lankan national by a violent mob in Sialkot.

In a statement, Former Chairman of the Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee Mufti Muneeb-ur-Rehman said there is no ground to take the law into hands when a constitutional and legal system is present in the country.

Talking to the media in Lahore, Chairman Central Ruet-e-Hilal Committee Maulana Abdul Khabir Azad said sanctity of Hazrat Muhammad Rasool Allah Khatim un Nabiyeen Sallallaho Alaihe Wa Ala Alayhee Wa Ashabehi Wassalam is part of our faith but it is also incumbent upon us to follow his teachings which say do not cause any harm to trees.

Maulana Abdul Khabir Azad said that in the presence of a state and its institutions, individuals cannot be allowed to stage courts and decide cases.

Addressing a news conference in Lahore, PML (N) President and Leader of Opposition in the National Assembly Shahbaz Sharif the incident has caused the whole nation to hang its head in shame and no amount of condemnation would be enough.

He said Pakistan has very good relations with Sri Lanka and it should be hoped that the culprits will be given exemplary punishment.

Sialkot Chamber of Commerce and Industries highly condemned the act of violence at a private factory in Sialkot.

In a press release, President SCCI Mian Imran Akbar urged the government to crackdown on all the perpetrators and inciters of the incident.

While expressing solidarity with the bereaved family, the President said 3rd December would go down as a dark day in the history of Sialkot.

Taking to social media, celebrities including Mehwish Hayat and Mahira Khan said they look to Prime Minister Imran Khan to take swift action against such kind of mob violence.

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124 arrested so far in Sialkot lynching case

Police on Saturday night arrested six more suspects in connection with the lynching of Sri Lankan factory manager Diyawadanage Don Nandasri Priyantha in Sialkot.

So far, a total of 124 suspects, including 13 key suspects, have been arrested in the gruesome murder case. Police will produce all the arrested suspects before court to seek their physical remand for interrogation in the killing, said police officials.

A day earlier, the Punjab government had sent an initial investigation report of the Sialkot tragedy to Prime Minister Imran Khan, well-placed.

As per the preliminary report, a dispute had emerged when Kumara removed some posters from the walls of the factory at 10:28am. The posters were reportedly inscribed with the name of the Holy Prophet (PBUH).

Shortly after, the factory owner had reached the spot and resolved the issue. Kumara had apologised for the misunderstanding on his part.

After Kumara made the apology, the matter was reportedly considered settled and the factory workers had dispersed.

However, some workers then incited their colleagues to attack the manager.

Within a few minutes, a mob formed and set on the victim within the premises of the industrial unit, eventually killing him.

A total of 13 security guards were present in the factory as the brutal attack was occurring. None of them tried to rescue the victim or disperse the mob, the report had said.

Kumara’s body was later dragged outside the factory.

Police received a phone call at 11:28am about the incident, officials had said. A police party had reached the site within 12 minutes.

Priyantha’s wife pleads for justice

The wife of Diyawadana Priyantha pleaded for justice for her slain husband from both Pakistani and Sri Lankan leaders, Sri Lankan news outlet Newswire reported.

“I got to know about the brutal murder of my husband from the news. Later, I saw this on the internet as well. He was a very innocent man,” she said, talking to reporters from BBC Sinhala.

“I request leaders of Sri Lanka and Pakistan to do justice for my husband and two children, by bringing the perpetrators to justice,” she went on to say. The deceased's brother said that Priyantha had been working in the Sialkot factory since 2012.

The incident

Priyantha Kumara, working as a manager at a private factory in Sialkot, was lynched on Friday by a mob after being accused of blasphemy.

The gruesome incident was dubbed by Prime Minister Imran Khan as "a day of shame for Pakistan".

Workers of a garment industry, located on Sialkot’s Wazirabad Road, had alleged that the foreigner had committed blasphemy. He was subsequently lynched and his body set on fire.

The mob had also vandalised the factory and blocked traffic, according to police.

The brutal murder drew widespread condemnation from senior government functionaries, including the prime minister and president, as well as the military's top leadership, who promised to bring all those involved to the book.

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Deteriorating situation in Afghanistan may trigger a new refugee exodus: FM Qureshi

Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi says extraordinary session of the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers on Afghanistan situation will be held in Islamabad on 19th of this month.

Addressing a news conference in Lahore, he said the extraordinary meeting is being held after the gap of forty-one years.

The Foreign Minister said P-5 countries and the European Agency have also been invited to attend the meeting.

Talking about prevailing situation in Afghanistan, the Foreign Minister warned that Afghanistan could face an economic collapse if the frozen assets were not released to cope with the burgeoning needs. He further said half of Afghanistan's population can suffer from food shortage.

Shah Mahmood Qureshi said deteriorating situation in Afghanistan may trigger a new refugee exodus.

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