ISLAMABAD: Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Interfaith Harmony Hafiz Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi has strongly condemned the deplorable incident in Mian Channu.
He said people allegedly involved in the sad incident of killing a man ruthlessly would be brought to justice at all costs.
In a statement, he said it is not the responsibility of any individual to take laws into his own hand. Rather it is jurisdiction of the government to penalize any culprit after completing all the constitutional requirement.
He said Ulema of all schools of thought have already declared such nonsense incidents ultra vires.
The SAPM said the government machinery is in action and the culprits would arrested soon.
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Punjab police said that officials had arrested 15 primary suspects in the Khanewal Lynching case.
In a tweet, police said that 85 citizens had been detained so far and the process to identify further primary suspects was underway.
“Raids are being conducted to arrest more suspects,” police said.
In a statement, the Punjab police spokesperson said that the arrested individuals were seen torturing the victim with sticks and hurling bricks in videos of the incident. He added that the suspects had been charged with heinous offence and terrorism.
