The business community has raised and made a donation of $100,000 to the widow and the family of a Sri Lankan man who was lynched by a mob in Sialkot. Earlier, Prime Minister Imran Khan had announced that the business community in Sialkot has raised $100,000 for the family of Priyantha Kumara, while they will continue to send his salary to his widow each month. The Sri Lankan national who had been working as a manager at Rajco Industries in Sialkot, was tortured to death and his body set on fire by a mob of workers over allegations of "blasphemy" in December last year. The salary will be paid to the widow every month without disruption for the next 10 years. Priyantha's wife had earlier pleaded for justice for her slain husband from both Pakistani and Sri Lankan leaders.

Source: The Express Tribune January 18, 2022 21:05 UTC