Tag: mob violence
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Police arrests 26 people and books over 400 for mob violence in Sargodha
Sargodha police has arrested 26 people for mob violence and attempting to lynch a Christian man on Saturday while registering a case against 44 nominated and 300/400 unidentified suspects. The case was registered on behalf of the State of Pakistan with clauses included in the Anti-Terrorism Act (ATA) 1997. However, the police also registered a…
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More than 350 students return from Kyrgyzstan
Over 350 Pakistani students have landed in Lahore and Islamabad from Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Two of the three special flights landed at the Islamabad and Lahore airports on Sunday night, with 180 students on board each plane.The third plane was also expected to land later in the night. At the Islamabad airport, the students who arrived…
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Cleric involved in Icchra Bazar incident gets pre-arrest bail
An anti-terrorism court (ATC) granted pre-arrest bail to Maulana Aleemuddin Shakir on Tuesday — a cleric involved in the Icchra Bazar incident when a woman was harassed for wearing a shirt with Arabic alphabets printed on it. Accompanied by his lawyer, the cleric appeared before the court, promising to cooperate with the police investigation to…
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Twitterati praise Police, Rangers for saving blasphemy-accused from charged mob
The Sindh Police and Rangers dispersed a mob that had gathered outside the home of a Hindu sanitary worker accused of alleged blasphemy on Sunday. The incident took place in Hyderabad, Sindh. People on social media are praising the role of the law enforcement agencies for saving the accused from the charged mob. Have a…
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‘We are ashamed’: Maulana Tariq Jamil on the murder of Sri Lankan in Pakistan
Maulana Tariq Jamil along with Special Assistant to Prime Minister and Chairman Pakistan Ulema Council Tahir Mahmood Ashrafi met with the Sri Lankan High Commissioner to extend their condolences on the death of Priyantha Kumara. Maulana Tariq Jamil, while talking to media said, “What happened in Sialkot was torture. It was an injustice. The people…
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Sialkot Bar refuses legal representation to mob lynching suspects
The Sialkot District Bar Association has refused to take up the case of suspects in Sri Lankan national Priyantha Kumara’s lynching case, reports Dawn. The decision was made in the meeting held by the association on Wednesday. The association also expressed its grief over the sad incident. The eight suspects in the case were brought…
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‘We are embarrassed’: Shoaib Malik condemns ‘violence’ in Sialkot, demands punishment for ‘culprits’
Pakistan national cricketer Shoaib Malik, who belongs to Sialkot, has condemned the ‘violence’ in Sialkot by a mob. Taking to Twitter, the cricketer said: “My heartiest condolences, I stand with the family of the deceased & strongly condemn this act of violence.” He also said that what happened there should not have happened. The cricketer…
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Civil rights organisations to protest today against the Sialkot incident
Civil Rights organisations have organised a rally to “protest and condemn” the Sialkot incident. The protest will be held today at 3pm at the Liberty roundabout Lahore. The Human Rights Commission of Pakistan along with the Joint Action Committee for People’s Rights, Haqooq-e-Khalq Movement and Women’s Action Forum have given the call for the protest.…
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Blasphemy accusations against Hindu doctor lead to violence in Sindh
A Hindu veterinary doctor has been arrested over blasphemy accusations in the Mirpurkhas district of Sindh. According to reports, Ramesh Kumar was taken into custody on Monday while angry protesters burnt tyres to block roads and set ablaze shops owned by Hindus in the Phuladyon town of the city. Reports quoted Zahid Hussain Leghari, the…