ISLAMABAD: Amnesty International has expressed alarm over the “lynching and killing of a Sri Lankan factory manager in Sialkot” and has demanded an independent and impartial investigation into the incident.
Amnesty International South Asia issued a series of tweets shortly after a mob killed a Sri Lankan national and set on fire the body in Sialkot on Friday.
“Amnesty International is deeply alarmed by the disturbing lynching and killing of a Sri Lankan factory manager in Sialkot, allegedly due to a blasphemy accusation,” the human rights body said.
“Authorities must immediately conduct an independent, impartial and prompt investigation and hold the perpetrators accountable. Today’s event underscores the urgency with which an environment that enables abuse and puts lives at risk must be rectified,” it stated.
Earlier, a mob in Sialkot on Friday tortured a man to death before burning his body.
According to the details, the incident took place on Wazirabad Road in Sialkot, where the workers of private factories attacked the export manager of a factory and burnt his body after killing him.
On the other hand, Sialkot District Police Officer Umar Saeed Malik said the man, identified as Priyantha Kumara, was a Sri Lankan national.
Videos shared on social media showed hundreds of men and young boys gathered at the site.
In some of the videos, groups of men can be heard chanting slogans of “Labbaik Ya Rasool Allah.”
It is to be mentioned here that Tehreek e Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) was recently unbanned by the govt.
