Tag: Sialkot Incident
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Sri Lankan cricket legend Ranatunga thanks PM Khan for ensuring justice for Priyantha Kumara
The former 1996 Cricket World Cup-winning Sri Lankan captain, Arjuna Ranatunga, thanked Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan for his efforts to find all those involved in the lynching of Priyantha Kumara and his support for the deceased’s family. Sharing the letter he wrote to the premier, Arjuna tweeted, “Thank you for all your efforts in…
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In Pictures: Priyantha Kumara buried in Sri Lanka with state honours
Sri Lankan manager, Priyantha Kumara, who was lynched and his body burnt by a mob in Sialkot on December 3, was buried in his native village in Sri Lanka on Wednesday with state honours. The Buddhist clergy performed his religious rituals before police led the procession along with Kumara’s family and friends. They carried a…
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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…