Islamabad (HRNW) Prime Minister Imran Khan and Chief of the Army Staff General Qamar Javed Bajwa have condemned the lynching of a Sri Lankan national in Sialkot on Friday with the PM calling it “a day of shame for Pakistan.”
In separate statements, they have promised to punish everyone involved in the crime.
The statements came as Sri Lanka’s foreign ministry demanded “the required investigation and justice” following the incident.
Gen Bajwa called the incident “condemnable and shameful” in a statement.
He said extra-judicial acts by the mob were unacceptable and everything must be done to help bring the people involved in the incident to justice.
Prime Minister Khan issued a statement on Twitter describing what he called “a vigilante attack” as “horrific.”
The prime minister promised that everyone involved in the attack will be punished as he was overseeing the investigation.
Arrests were being made, he said. At least 50 people have been arrested in Sialkot, according to Punjab government spokesman.
Sri Lankan foreign ministry has issued a statement about the incident, according to local media outlet in Sri Lanka.
The statement says “Sri Lanka expects Pakistan would take required action to investigate and ensure justice following an alleged incident of torture and burning of the body of a Sri Lankan in Sialkot.”
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