ISLAMABAD - Renowned preacher and religious scholar Maulana Tariq Jamil and Prime Minister’s Special Representative on Religious Harmony and Middle East Hafiz Muhammad Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi visited Sri Lankan High Commission and apologised for the Sialkot tragedy.

Cleric meets Sri Lankan High Commissioner, seeks apology for Priyantha’s lynching

Talking to media after meeting Sri Lankan High Commissioner in Pakistan Vice Admiral Mohan Wijewickrama, Hafiz Mohammad Tahir Ashrafi condemning the Sialkot incident said that the Sialkot factory management has decided to bear all the expenses of the two children of Priyantha Kumara Diyawadana , a 49 year old, Sri Lankan citizen lynched by a mob on December 3, 2021 in Sialkot. The administration has also given a job to Sri Lankan citizen in the factory. Maulana Tariq Jamil apologised for the incident saying our religion does not allow such barbarity.