Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif strongly condemned earlier today the brutal murder of a Christian couple in Kot Radha Kishan and termed it “an unacceptable crime”.
“A responsible state cannot tolerate mob rule and public lynching with impunity,” Prime Minister Nawaz stated.
“I have directed Punjab Chief Minister to show no mercy and law should take its course to punish those who are responsible for this act,” a visibly agitated premier remarked.
The Prime Minister said the Pakistani state has to act pro-actively to protect its minorities from violence and injustice and to promote inter faith harmony among various religions.
According to police, an enraged mob had beaten a Christian couple to death and burnt their bodies in the brick kiln where they worked for allegedly desecrating a copy of the Holy Quran.
“A mob attacked a Christian couple after accusing them of desecration of the Holy Quran and later burnt their bodies at a brick kiln where they worked,” local police station official Bin-Yameen had said.
The victims were only identified by their first names, Shama and Shehzad, and were a married couple.
