Priyantha Kumara lynching case: Anti-terrorism court indicts 89 people

An anti-terrorism court has indicted 89 people accused of being involved in the brutal lynching of Sri Lankan citizen Priyantha Kumara in Sialkot.

Gujranwala's Special Anti-Terrorism Court Judge Natasha Naseem heard the murder case of Kumara at the Kot Lakhpat Jail, Lahore.

The prosecution filed separate challans against the adults and the juveniles accused in the case. In the first challan, 80 individuals accused in the case were nominated, while in the second challan, the names of nine minors were included.

In the challan, the prosecution included the account of 40 witnesses, videos of the incident, digital evidence, DNA evidence, and forensic evidence.

The court has summoned 14 prosecution witnesses on March 14 for a hearing.

Diyawadana Priyantha, working as a manager at a private factory in Sialkot, was lynched on December 3, 2021, 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 the police.

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

 

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Priyantha Kumara lynching case: Anti-terrorism court indicts 89 people

An anti-terrorism court has indicted 89 people accused of being involved in the brutal lynching of Sri Lankan citizen Priyantha Kumara in Sialkot.

Gujranwala's Special Anti-Terrorism Court Judge Natasha Naseem heard the murder case of Kumara at the Kot Lakhpat Jail, Lahore.

The prosecution filed separate challans against the adults and the juveniles accused in the case. In the first challan, 80 individuals accused in the case were nominated, while in the second challan, the names of nine minors were included.

In the challan, the prosecution included the account of 40 witnesses, videos of the incident, digital evidence, DNA evidence, and forensic evidence.

The court has summoned 14 prosecution witnesses on March 14 for a hearing.

Diyawadana Priyantha, working as a manager at a private factory in Sialkot, was lynched on December 3, 2021, 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 the police.

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

 

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KSA committed to support Pakistan for becoming a prosperous, Saudi Envoy

Ambassador of Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) Nawaf Bin Saeed Al-Maliki Friday called on National Security Adviser Dr Moeed Yousuf and said the Kingdom was committed to support Pakistan for becoming a prosperous and stable country.

The Saudi Ambassador Nawaf Bin Saeed Al-Maliki discussed important regional and global issues during the meeting with Dr Moeed Yousuf, said a news release.

The Saudi envoy and NSA stressed the importance of working together for the benefit and interests of both the countries.

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No-confidence motion, Opposition, a group of defeated mindset, Farrukh Habib

Minister of State for Information and Broadcasting Farrukh Habib on Friday termed the opposition as a group of defeated mindset as they were realizing their defeat on no-confidence motion against the government.

The opposition would face defeat in the parliament regarding the no-confidence move as it was always failed at every front against the treasury benches, he stated while talking to a private news channel.

He said the opposition leadership was a group of public money looters and they were trying to create unrest in the country for gaining their personal goals, adding the opposition was trying to get National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) from the government but it would not succeed in that regard.

The minister said all the allied political parties were fully in contact with the government and they would support Prime Minister Imran Khan.

Farrukh Habib said the national institutions were strengthened and they were performing their duties as the recent incident of destroying the Indian missile was the ample proof in that regard.

Replying to a question, he said the Election Commission of Pakistan should take stern action against the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) leadership for bringing private armed force in the capital of the country and entered in the Federal lodges without permission.

He said Nawaz Sharif went abroad by the permission of the courts on the basis of medical grounds but when he reached in London, he started to criticize the courts and the national institutions.

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Indian pilot killed as army's helicopter crashes near LoC

An Indian army pilot succumbed to his injuries as his helicopter crashed near the Line of Control (LoC) in North Kashmir’s Gurez valley.

The cheetah helicopter intended to rescue a paramilitary soldier of India's border security personnel and carry him to the hospital. However, it failed to do so and ended up crashing near the Tulial area of the Gurez valley in North Kashmir. The co-pilot of the chopper is reported to be in critical condition.

As the area of the accident is densely covered with snow, the cause of the crash remains unknown. Further details will be revealed later as the investigation continues, the report added.

One of the officials said that the chopper “drifted away” due to weather conditions.

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Indian pilot killed as army's helicopter crashes near LoC

An Indian army pilot succumbed to his injuries as his helicopter crashed near the Line of Control (LoC) in North Kashmir’s Gurez valley.

The cheetah helicopter intended to rescue a paramilitary soldier of India's border security personnel and carry him to the hospital. However, it failed to do so and ended up crashing near the Tulial area of the Gurez valley in North Kashmir. The co-pilot of the chopper is reported to be in critical condition.

As the area of the accident is densely covered with snow, the cause of the crash remains unknown. Further details will be revealed later as the investigation continues, the report added.

One of the officials said that the chopper “drifted away” due to weather conditions.

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CM Punjab Usman Buzdar meets Jahangir Tareen group

Chief Minister of Punjab Usman Buzdar on Friday met with PTI’s Jahangir Tareen faction, sources privy to the matter revealed.

According to the sources, Mehar Muhammad Aslam Bharwana and Faisal Hayat of the Tareen group were present during the meeting and both the members of the Punjab Assembly showed confidence in Buzdar’s leadership.

On the occasion, the Punjab chief minister said that the Opposition’s attempts to divide the party will fail, the sources said.

“The conspirators will be left empty-handed as the no-confidence will not succeed,” he said.

He further said the PTI government will complete its tenure.

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