Second Lahore lynching victim identified as garment worker
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LAHORE: The second victim of Lahore lynching incident has been identified as Babar Noman, a garment worker who had come from Sargodha in search of employment at a factory, DawnNews reported on Tuesday.
The family members of Noman have come forward to claim the dead body of the deceased. However, police officials are persistent that the identity of the deceased can only be confirmed after the reports of DNA tests.
Meanwhile, police buried the dead body of the victim on Tuesday evening which will now be exhumed on court’s order following the application from victim’s family.
The first victim was identified when Muhammad Saleem filed an application at Lahore's Nishtar Colony police station on Monday, saying that one of the two men lynched by an angry mob following the twin church blasts on Sunday was his brother Naeem.
Muhammad Saleem said his brother worked as a glass cutter and had nothing to do with church bombings in Lahore.
“He is the glass cutter and not the terrorist, spare him,” shouted one of the protesters who had got hold of Naeem while he was locking his motorcycle soon after the twin blasts at Youhanabad churches on Sunday.
Also read: Mob lynching is ‘worst kind of terrorism’, says Nisar
However, the charged mob paid no heed to the voice of the acquaintance of Naeem and continued beating him to his last breath, Saleem, the elder sibling of Naeem told Dawn.com while quoting some protesters involved in the gruesome act.
Following Sunday’s attacks on two churches in Lahore’s Christian locality, Youhanabad, scores of protesters had taken away two suspects held by the police and lynched them.
Punjab Police IG Mushtaq Sukhera had said after the lynching: “The policemen did attempt to resist but the mob was highly charged. It was not impossible to use force at that time because it could turn the situation ugly and perhaps out of control.”
Commenting on the killing, Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif said “Killing someone on the basis of suspicion is inhumane. No one has the right to take the law into their own hands.”
He said an order to arrest those involved in the lynching had been issued.
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Mar 17, 2015 10:27pm
That is horrible incident. Mob justice reflect the failure of the system
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Mar 17, 2015 10:31pm
This is just sad, very very sad.
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Mar 17, 2015 10:33pm
Life has become so cheap. Imnocent people are dying without any reason. Allah raham kare.
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Mar 17, 2015 10:34pm
Terrorists kill innocents. Innocents kill innocent.
Disgusting, reflects the impatience and animal cruelty we possess collectively.
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Mar 17, 2015 10:35pm
Disgraceful...I hope the culprits pay the price.
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Mar 17, 2015 10:35pm
Things are going to get ugly.
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Mar 17, 2015 10:37pm
what a terrible tragedy for this poor mans family
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Mar 17, 2015 10:42pm
This is an ostensible case of terrorism and the culprits, whose footage is available for recognition, must be tried in the Military Court. The Dawn moderator is requested to publish such posts wherein the government is asked for stern action against these killers who tortured and brutally killed two innocent Pakistanis right in front of the Police. Shame on those Policemen who handed over these innocent souls to that merciless angry mob and they let those brutal killers to complete their this terrorism act; these Policemen must also be tried.
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Mar 17, 2015 10:45pm
It's so sad - too many mosques, imam bargahs, other worship places, civilian and military installations were destroyed during such suicide bombers, but no one ever came out to start burning suspicious individuals and demolishing public properties. These culprit must be trial under new military courts and sentenced appropriately.
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Mar 17, 2015 10:57pm
I have seen the statement by Pope on the terrorist attacks. But I don't think he has said anything about the inhumane acts committed by his followers.
Those who did the blast we call them terrorists. Yes, they are terrorists and we all agree on that. But what should we call these barbarians who killed two innocent people (maybe because of the beard)?
People should stop justifying it by calling it mob justice or it's because of failure of Punjab government etc. Terrorists use the similar arguments to justify killing innocent people. Perhaps we all think and act in a similar way, be it terrorists or victims.
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Mar 17, 2015 10:58pm
Have the suicide bombers been identified as yet ?
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Mar 17, 2015 11:00pm
The policemen should have known they were no match for the charged mob. Why did they wrongly point out the two innocents persons to the mob as suspects? Clearly, lack of common sense and situation awareness from the policemen who should be held equally responsible for the tragedy as the people accused of lynching.
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Mar 17, 2015 11:00pm
And the Vatican is quite....! Where is condemnation from the Pope? He was rightly quick to condemn the blasts but his silence on lynching is unfortunate. Just put yourself in the victims shoes and try to feel what they went through. I feel sorry for the blast victims but this reaction is equally condemnable.
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Mar 17, 2015 11:01pm
An order to arrest those who were filming the barbaric act has to be given too! Enough of a nation going to doldrums, now moral values and social ethics has to be drilled into it! Simply pathetic behaviour of a nation which witnessed 16/12 yet remains unsympathetic!
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Mar 17, 2015 11:01pm
Where is this country heading?
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Mar 17, 2015 11:02pm
Afsos ! we shall soon forget this incident like sialkot incident of 2010.
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Mar 17, 2015 11:03pm
One senseless act of brutality does not justify another senseless act of brutality. The people in the mob who were part of the lynching of these innocent victims must also be brought to justice.
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Mar 17, 2015 11:09pm
heart broken. I don't want to even think about feelings of his family right now. When something like this happens in a city of over 10 million, you tend to lose faith in humanity.
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Mar 17, 2015 11:15pm
I understand their anger but they basically killed two innocent people with beards.
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Mar 17, 2015 11:16pm
Higher officers belonging to Police as well as to Punjab interior ministry should be suspended for not sending big police reinforcements and the rangers to control the situation in time.Rangers were only sent in on the following evening.As regards the lynching of two people(guilty or innocent,it does not vindicate this crime even if guilty )Police is primarily responsible1-by arresting innocent people2- by not protecting them.
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Mar 17, 2015 11:17pm
Such a tragedy.
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Mar 17, 2015 11:18pm
Our brothers in Peshawer lost 140 children but did not go on a mad rampage like this. This is inexcusable.
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Mar 17, 2015 11:24pm
Why those responsible for this gruesome lynching still not arrested. What was their fault to deserve such act of cruelty.
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Mar 17, 2015 11:25pm
This is so unfortunate and inhumane. The TV footage are available and I hope that the culprits will be brought to book.
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Mar 17, 2015 11:35pm
Inaa lilhahi wa ina ilhi rajaoon..
Very tragic news..... Rest in heavens....!!!May Lord give his family Courage and Patience.
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Mar 17, 2015 11:43pm
when there is no justice in society, the society tears itself apart. There are many Ahadees about injustice which we fail to understand.
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Mar 17, 2015 11:43pm
Tragic. Everybody, the people, the government, the police, the security forces are responsible for this situation.
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Mar 17, 2015 11:52pm
@Khurram Jadoon Why military courts? what civilian will do in Pak. if military has to do every thing. Should all civilian go home?
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Mar 17, 2015 11:53pm
@Khurram Jadoon agree with you. All of those people involved in burning those two men must be tried in military courts, we want nothing less.
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Mar 17, 2015 11:53pm
Unfortunately we did more damage to our self than TTP,s attack.
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Mar 17, 2015 11:59pm
@Khurram Jadoon I do agree to what you say.. but do you recall what happened a few months ago in Punjab when a young christian couple were burnt to death by the mob because of blasphemy and that woman was pregnant. Where was your sympathy during those hours or you just did not care because it had to do with your religion.
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Mar 18, 2015 12:28am
Ultimately, the innocence are paying the price. Government must take swift action against those who are taking law in their hands.
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Mar 18, 2015 12:28am
what about those policemen who were holding both persons as suspects????? anybody can cause a suspicion but police should have an extra ordinary insight.... but unfortunately, our police are engaged only in money making..
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Mar 18, 2015 12:30am
@Asif The problem is law and order going to dogs in Pakistan. Few years ago there are lynching of two promising young kid in Sialcot and it has video proof even though nobody has been punished yet. What do you expect from mad mob if they realize that they are not getting any justice in present political environment. If judiciary fail to deliver then this kind of incidents will going to happen. RIP.
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Mar 18, 2015 12:31am
One wrong cannot be fix by another wrong. In response, should I now celebrate the victims of church attack? No Sir. These people should be tried and yes, hanged. On the basis of human rights, these people now should be tried for torture death of innocent, destroying public property, attacking police, and creating barrier of government officials. Technically, they can be tried under martial anti-terrorism court.
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Mar 18, 2015 12:36am
"Punjab Police IG Mushtaq Sukhera had said after the lynching: “The policemen did attempt to resist but the mob was highly charged. It was not impossible to use force at that time because it could turn the situation ugly and perhaps out of control.”"
Next time, try using the weapons that the government has provided you for this very purpose, So SAVE human lives.
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Mar 18, 2015 12:41am
My heart bleeds with such an ugly act of terrorism. The Mob mentality should be punished.
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Mar 18, 2015 01:00am
“The policemen did attempt to resist but the mob was highly charged. It was not impossible to use force at that time because it could turn the situation ugly and perhaps out of control.”
I guess the mob beating two people to death isn't considered an out of control situation by Pakistani police.
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Mar 18, 2015 01:09am
@Not-Khaki-anda
yes the civilian courts should go home I think, probably they have been proved worst in delivering justice
for me, it doesn't matter it's military or civilian - I want justice
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Mar 18, 2015 01:10am
I had sympathy with victims of this bombing by Taliban, but after this incident .... I am speechless
their crime is for sure bigger than Taliban's
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Mar 18, 2015 01:16am
Where is police? It's on guard duty for our ministers! MNAs and MPAs and their families and their friends.
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Mar 18, 2015 01:19am
As shameful as the terrorist act itself. Those who killed them are no different than the degenerate terrorists who attacked our Christian Pakistani brothrs.
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Mar 18, 2015 01:24am
Respect everyone's religious rights and also human rights of innocents who are burned alive. Get all those who committed this heinous crime and punish them to full extend of law.
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Mar 18, 2015 01:27am
Dysfunctional Government !! So whats next ?
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Mar 18, 2015 01:44am
The top echelon, including SS and NS should be arrested and tried for this. There is no government and when there is no government, people take the law in their hands.
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Mar 18, 2015 01:53am
I want to feel, I want to cry. I want to cry for those killed In the blast, I want to cry for the innocents who fell to the rage of the mob, but I can't. I am desensitized. Don't know whether " we " are cursed or I am cursed.
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Mar 18, 2015 02:03am
This is exactly what the terroists want. They want to divide Pakistan, whether they bomb blast imambargah or church.
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Mar 18, 2015 02:05am
@Asif Terrorist want to cause terror. This was a mob and their goal was to get justice, unfortunately in a wrong manner.
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Mar 18, 2015 02:15am
Meanwhile, Pakistani Christians wait for the arrests and conviction of the mob of Muslims that lynched and burned the Christian man and his pregnant wife a few months back. What is wrong with the police in Pakistan? Any of these people that take the law into their own hands need to be apprehended and brought to justice. This behavior is totally incivilized. There is also no excuse for the poor treatment of minority's in Pakistan.
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Mar 18, 2015 02:16am
A mere pak watan. I am sorry for you. The precious life is not safe. Where we should go?
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Mar 18, 2015 02:37am
Its really sad, what happened in Lahore. This type of incidents are increasing day by day. Police is not able to control these, they are not trained for that. Check out their body language in the video, even they dont know how to hold their guns. Our most of parliamentarians are not much educated, they dont have vision for the future. Only hope is Imran Khan?
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Mar 18, 2015 02:38am
@Imran rest assured nothing will happen. This country has had far worse incidents. And nothing has changed
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Mar 18, 2015 03:12am
@Peshawar
"@Khurram Jadoon agree with you. All of those people involved in burning those two men must be tried in military courts, we want nothing less."
Also try the mob responsible for the lynching of husband and wife christian couple too.
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Mar 18, 2015 03:23am
Punjab govt has the clear video footage of this lynching. They need to arrest the culprits and try them in ATC. If justice is not done in this case, things can really get out of hand if the mob from other side decides to take revenge. Shahbaz Shareef .... Now is the time to show some leadership if you have any.
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Mar 18, 2015 04:03am
Unfortunately the government has made this lynched individual their scapegoat for their shortcomings. Though not downplaying this tragic event, resulting from an equally tragic event to the Christian community.
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Mar 18, 2015 04:07am
DAWN: " It was not impossible to use force at that time because it could turn the situation ugly and perhaps out of control."
MEANS:" It was not impossible(possible)to use force at that time because it could turn the situation ugly and perhaps out of control.”
CORRECTED: It was not possible to use force at that time because it could turn the situation ugly and perhaps out of control.”
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Mar 18, 2015 04:58am
Police statement: "It was not impossible to use force at that time because it could turn the situation ugly and perhaps out of control."
Two men were being beaten and killed. Was that not an ugly situation? Was it in control?
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Mar 18, 2015 04:59am
@Ali - sialkot case is not forgotten. You remember it dont u and do fo i. The case is on culprits in jail
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Mar 18, 2015 05:00am
@Paul - military courts in place and will be quick justice
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Mar 18, 2015 05:27am
@Asif ....same direction as before. How bottomless is the pit?
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Mar 18, 2015 05:43am
thousands upon thousands of muslims have been killed by the terrorists in Pakistan but they have not resorted to such barbaric behavior...
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Mar 18, 2015 05:44am
@Muhammad Shoaib First of all no one I mean non one has the right to take any ones life what's so ever the situation is. But now this become a norm in Pakistan. It is you'll that can get out of this mess, by doing the right thing.
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Mar 18, 2015 05:52am
Sad. But nothing will change. Change lies within the hearts of the population and not in the government. The population must change.
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Mar 18, 2015 06:01am
Animosity beeding more animosity! Very sad - the bombings followed by the lynching
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Mar 18, 2015 06:10am
Terrorism one way or the other...
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Mar 18, 2015 07:01am
In the absence of effective justice system,Local Governments and Community police,Pakistan has and will become a failed state.
Mr Musharraf's rule was the best in this country and if that has continued, Pakistan progress would have been marvellous.
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Mar 18, 2015 07:12am
People trying to give a religious aspect to this inhuman mob murders are unfortunately living in utopia. Its not just followers of a particular religion, it is our society as whole which has become senseless, a bunch of animals, deprived of any thinking, murderers, extremists, super-charged fanatics. Have we forgotten the daylight mob murder of two young boys in Sialkot???????????
I think our society has reached the edge of turning from a human society to a bunch of animals living in the jungle
My heart cries for all innocent victims, those died in church blast and those who were killed by mob
That is why we can never manage a revolution through force; there are so many factions in society with each having own agenda and the add the overall fanatical attitude; its time to start living like a human than being overrun by emotions and becoming animals
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Mar 18, 2015 07:13am
The failure of the police and other law enforcing agencies in securing the life of the two persons killed must be investigated in depth as to whether they were taken by the mob from police custody.If so how come police arrested them or as usual and common they were picked up to take bribe (bhatta)for getting them free.Were these person have beard and is it a crime to have beard.Shame on our system.
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Mar 18, 2015 07:17am
Let see what you do to the worst kind of terrorists.
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Mar 18, 2015 07:22am
Let see what you do to the worst kind of terrorists.
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Mar 18, 2015 08:50am
Police were afraid it would get "ugly" and "out of control" if they tried to control the mob? Their worst fears were realised when they didn't try to control them. No courage no bravery no pride only shame on them and our bleeding country....
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Mar 20, 2015 08:12pm
No one has the right to take laws in their own hands. Highly worst situation , govt. first failed to protect minorities and blasts, afterwards police can't stop mob from lynching people themselves. For what purpose police is for, if they can't handle the situation. Police should have arrested the suspected people and do investigation. Why they handed over to people.
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