The provincial government of Punjab decided on Saturday to hold the trial of the accused in the Sialkot lynching case within prison premises. The decision to hold the trial inside the prison was reached after a meeting of the prosecution team and the Punjab government. The prosecution also asked the jail administration to make the necessary arrangements to conduct the trial. The sickening incident outraged the nation as the civil and military leaders denounced it as “horrific”, “shameful” and “extra-judicial vigilantism”. The Punjab Police on Wednesday arrested eight more accused for their primary role in the Sialkot lynching tragedy.

Source: The Nation December 11, 2021 11:21 UTC