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Pakistan: Rights Group condemns lynching of blasphemy accused in Swat June 20, 2024 at 11:52PM

The Human Rights Focus Pakistan (HRFP) condemned the mob lynching of Muhammad Ismail in Swat, Pakistan, criticizing law enforcement agencies for their inaction. Ismail was lynched and burnt alive by a violent mob on Thursday evening. He had been arrested earlier on accusations of blasphemy and had traveled from Sialkot to spend a few days in Swat during the Eid holidays.