Khanewal mob lynching: PM Imran Khan seeks report on police failure

ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday responded to the Khanewal incident and said that mob lynching will be dealt with the full severity of the law, ARY NEWS reported.

Taking to Twitter, the prime minister said that they have zero tolerance for anyone taking the law into their own hands and mob lynchings will be dealt with the full severity of the law.

“Have asked Punjab IG for report on action taken against perpetrators of the lynching in Mian Channu and against the police who failed in their duty,” he said.

We have zero tolerance for anyone taking the law into their own hands & mob lynchings will be dealt with full severity of the law. Have asked Punjab IG for report on action taken against perpetrators of the lynching in MIan Channu & against the police who failed in their duty.

— Imran Khan (@ImranKhanPTI) February 13, 2022

Moreover, Chief Minister Punjab Usman Buzdar also took notice of mob lynching in suburb area Khanewal and sought a report from IG Punjab.

The chief minister directed the police to conduct a transparent probe into the mob lynching and take strict action against those involved in torturing a man to death.

وزیر اعلی پنجاب کا خانیوال کے علاقے میں پیش آنے والے افسوسناک واقعہ پر IG پولیس سے رپورٹ طلب

“افسوسناک واقعہ میں ملوث عناصر کو قانون کے کٹہرے میں لا کر خلاف سخت ترین قانونی کارروائی کی جائے” ۔ وزیراعلیٰ پنجاب

— Government of Punjab (@GovtofPunjabPK) February 12, 2022

تلمبہ میں پیش آنیوالا افسوسناک واقعہ. ابتدائی رپورٹ وزیراعلی پنجاب کو پیش۔پولیس نے رات گئےمختلف مقامات پر120 سے زائد چھاپے مارے اور 62 مشتبہ افراد کو زیر حراست لیا۔ 33 افراد کو نامزد جبکہ 300 نامعلوم افراد کے خلاف مقدمہ درج۔مقدمے میں سنگین جرائم اور دہشت گردی کی دفعات شامل۔1/2

— Punjab Police Official (@OfficialDPRPP) February 13, 2022