There has been a horrific incident in Pakistan where Muslims outraged by blasphemy turned into mobs, assaulting and burning foreigners to death.
According to Pakistani media and foreign media such as DAWN, hundreds of Muslim men, including workers and residents of a sporting goods factory in Sialkot, 200 km southeast of the capital Islamabad, rioted yesterday (3rd).
Sri Lankan Priyanta Kumara, manager of a sporting goods factory, has been accused of blasphemy by damaging a poster bearing the name of the Islamic prophet Muhammad.
According to several videos posted on social media, the mob dragged Kumara out of the factory, beat her and set herself on fire.
The perpetrators chanted "blasphemy" and even took selfies in front of the burning Kumara.
Pakistani police arrested 50 people at the scene, and a total of 100 people are directly involved in the crime and are investigating.
Prime Minister Imran Khan said: "This is a day of shame in Pakistan for the horrific killing of a Sri Lankan manager alive."
In Pakistan, 'blasphemy' is a very sensitive issue.
Pakistan is a country in which 97% of its 220 million population is Muslim and the state religion is Islam.
If convicted of blasphemy, the death penalty or life imprisonment is imposed.
However, it often happens that angry residents lynch or brutally murder suspects of blasphemy before even being convicted.
In May of this year, when a suspect was arrested for blasphemy by throwing stones at a mosque on the outskirts of Islamabad and tearing up banners with the names of Muslim adults, hundreds of residents rushed to the police station and threw stones, saying, "I will behead myself."
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