Sri Lankan president, PM express confidence in Pakistani authorities; wife of lynched victim pleads for justice
\n ISLAMABAD
\nPrime Minister Imran Khan has assured Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa that Pakistan would do justice in the tragic Sialkot mob lynching incident.
\nA Sri Lankan national, Diyawadanage Don Nandasri Priyantha, who had been working as a manager at a private factory in Sialkot, was tortured to death and his body set on fire by a mob over allegations of \u201cblasphemy\u201d on Friday.
\nThe prime minister, in a tweet on Saturday, said he conveyed the nation\u2019s anger and shame to the people of Sri Lanka at the killing of Priyantha.
\n\u201cI informed him 100+ people [have been] arrested and assured him they would be prosecuted with the full severity of the law,\u201d the prime minister added.
\nWife pleads for justice
\nPriyantha\u2019s wife has pleaded for justice for her slain husband from both Pakistani and Sri Lankan leaders, Sri Lankan news outlet Newswire reported.
\n\u201cI got to know about the brutal murder of my husband from the news. Later I saw this on the internet as well. He was a very innocent man,\u201d she said, talking to reporters from BBC Sinhala.
\n\u201cI request leaders of Sri Lanka and Pakistan to do justice for my husband and two children, by bringing the perpetrators to justice\u201d she went on to say.
\nThe deceased\u2019s brother said that Priyantha had been working in the Sialkot factory since 2012.
\nSri Lankan PM, president hopeful
\nBefore holding talks with the premier, the Sri Lankan president \u2014 as well as Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa \u2014 expressed confidence that PM Imran Khan would ensure justice in the case.
\nThe president, while expressing concern over the matter in a statement on Twitter, hoped that the Pakistani government would ensure the safety of Sri Lankan workers in the future.
\n\u201cSriLanka trusts that PM Imran Khan and the Government of Pakistan will ensure justice is served,\u201d the president tweeted.
\nPM Mahinda Rajapaksa, whose government is a key regional ally to Pakistan, took to Twitter Friday and described the development as \u201cshocking\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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