President Gotabaya, PM Mahinda condemn lynching incident in Pakistan
The Hindu
A violent mob lynched a Sri Lankan national and burnt him alive over alleged blasphemy
Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa on Saturday expressed “deep concern” and “shock” over the fatal attack on a Sri Lankan working in Pakistan’s Punjab province. They expressed confidence that Pakistani PM Imran Khan would bring perpetrators to justice.
President Gotabaya, who is currently attending the Indian Ocean Conference in Abu Dhabi, said in a tweet: “Deeply concerned by the incident in Sialkot #Pakistan. #SriLanka trusts that PM @ImranKhanPTI and the Gvt. of Pakistan will ensure justice is served and ensure the safety of the remaining Sri Lankan workers in Pakistan,” a day after a violent mob lynched a Sri Lankan national, before burning his body, over alleged blasphemy.
Priyantha Diyawadana, from Sri Lanka’s central Kandy district, was employed as the general manager of a garment factory in Sialkot district, some 100 kms from Lahore.