Bilawal condemns Channu’s mob-lynching

ISLAMABAD – February 13 (ONLINE): Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari on Sunday condemned incident of mass-killing of man in Channu.

“Incident has shaken the whole nation” Bilawal said in his condemnation message. He said that such incident are ‘point to ponder’ for the state.

A middle-aged man was stoned to death by a mob in Jungle Dera village of Khanewal district’s Mian Channu on Saturday, after being alleged of ‘disrespecting the Holy Quran’.

Prime Minister Imran Khan also condemned the incident and said that he had issued orders for a thorough investigation of the incident, adding that state would show ‘zero tolerance’ against such extremist incidents.

Chairman PPP said that government must ensure a transparent and timely inquiry of the incident and perpetrators involved must be punished.

“Such mass-murders on the basis of only assumptions are question mark at state’s writ” Bilawal added. He said that extremists and such incidents were damaging Pakistan’s image globally.

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