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Islamabad, Dec 22 (PTI) In a bold move, a factory in Pakistan’s Sialkot has hired another Sri Lankan national in place of his slain compatriot who was lynched earlier this month by supporters of a radical Islamist party on the allegations of blasphemy.<\/p>\n
Special Representative to the Prime Minister on Religious Harmony Hafiz Mohammad Tahir Ashrafi disclosed this on Wednesday during a visit to the Sri Lankan High Commission along with renowned Islamic preacher Maulana Tariq Jamil to express condolence over the Sialkot incident.<\/p>\n
Supporters of the radical Islamist party Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) lynched the factory’s 49-year-old general manager – Priyantha Kumara Diyawadana – before setting his body on fire over allegations of blasphemy earlier this month in Sialkot.<\/p>\n
Talking to the media after meeting Sri Lankan High Commissioner Mohan Wijewickrama, Ashrafi said that the educational expenses of Kumara’s children would be borne by the factory owner.<\/p>\n
“The administration has also given a job to a Sri Lankan citizen in the factory,” he added. “We are thankful to the Sri Lankans that in this atmosphere of fear, one of them chose to work here.”<\/p>\n
He, however, didn’t provide the name or other details about the new manager of the factory in Sialkot, which is famous for sports goods.<\/p>\n
Maulana Tariq Jamil termed the killing of Kumara as an act of cruelty for which the entire country was ashamed.<\/p>\n
“I told the High Commissioner that we are here to say sorry,” the cleric said.<\/p>\n
Speaking on the occasion, the Sri Lankan high commissioner thanked both clerics for visiting.<\/p>\n
Kumara’s lynching has been widely condemned in Pakistan’s religious circles. Clerics from all schools of thought visited the High Commission of Sri Lankan on December 7 and unanimously condemned the killing and announced that it was “un-Islamic”.<\/p>\n
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