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Pak PM speaks with Sri Lankan President to express nation's 'anger, shame' over lynching

Pak PM speaks with Sri Lankan President to express nation's 'anger, shame' over lynching

Islamabad, Dec 4 (UNI) Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday spoke with Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa over phone to convey his nation’s “anger and shame” over the lynching of a Sri Lankan national over blasphemy allegations, even as Punjab police said they have arrested 120 men, including 13 prime suspects, for the brutal crime.
Imran Khan in a tweet said: “Spoke to Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa today in UAE to convey our nation's anger & shame to people of Sri Lanka at vigilante killing of Priyantha Diyawadana in Sialkot.
“I informed him 100+ ppl arrested & assured him they would be prosecuted with full severity of the law.”

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