Article 5SN77 Man tortured and killed in Pakistan over alleged blasphemy

Man tortured and killed in Pakistan over alleged blasphemy

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Shah Meer Baloch in Islambad and Hannah Ellis-Pete
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Government accused of having emboldened extremists after lynching of Sri Lankan in Sialkot

A mob in Pakistan tortured, killed and then set on fire a Sri Lankan man who was accused of blasphemy over some posters he had allegedly taken down.

Priyantha Diyawadana, a Sri Lankan national who worked as general manager of a factory of the industrial engineering company Rajco Industries in Sialkot, Punjab, was set upon by a violent crowd on Friday.

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