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Sialkot: The controversial statement of Defense Minister Pervez Khattak over the killing of a Sri Lankan civilian who was lynched by a mob in Sialkot, Pakistan has created a new furore. Sri Lanka has demanded an apology from the Pakistan Defense Minister for his statement. Sri Lanka’s Minister of Public Security, Rear Admiral Sarath Veerashekhar, has called on the Defense Minister of Pakistan to apologize to the people of Sri Lanka for the remarks he made.
When asked if the recent lifting of ban on Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) could be linked to the incident, Khattak reportedly replied “murder can happen when people get emotional”. ‘. In fact, a mob of over 800 people, including supporters of the radical Islamist party Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP), attacked a garment factory in Sialkot district, about 100 km from Lahore, last Friday and its manager Priyanta Kumara Diyawadna. was killed and his body was set on fire.
The Imran Khan government released more than 1,000 jailed prisoners on terrorism charges in Pakistan after TLP protests in Pakistan. All of them were part of TLP. Following the release of a caricature of the Prophet Muhammad in France, the TLP had also staged protests and ransacked several cities in Pakistan demanding the expulsion of the French envoy. However, after the release of the prisoners, he withdrew his demand.
Pakistani media also criticized the Defense Minister. ‘creates and leads them to believe that such killings are a ‘normal’ part where religion can be used to justify a crime. Such a statement from a federal minister should come as a shock, but unfortunately we are used to denial about the realities of extremism and violence in our country.
