Pakistan: Sialkot tragedy - Ulema to observe Friday as 'day of condemnation'

ISLAMABAD, 08 December 2021, (TON): Renowned clerics of the country announced that the forthcoming Friday will be observed as the “day of condemnation”, denouncing the brutal lynching of Sri Lankan national Priyantha Diyawadanage in Sialkot.

Addressing a presser at the Sri Lankan High Commission, flanked by the High Commissioner, Vice Admiral Mohan Wijewickrama, Special Representative to Prime Minister on Interfaith Harmony Tahir Ashrafi and other renowned clerics, Qari Hanif Jalandhari said “Ulema will unequivocally condemn the heinous act, at mosques and Imambargahs on the said day across the country.”

Speaking on the occasion, Mufti Taqi Usmani said “the delegation conveyed their heartfelt sorrow over the barbaric incident to the High Commissioner, the victim’s family and the people of Sri Lanka.”

He said “Pakistan and Sri Lanka are two friendly countries and this tragic incident is not only painful for Sri Lanka but also for all of us as a shared grief.”

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