Pakistan: Two years later, Jaranwala victims still await justice

Lahore [ Pakistan ] October 3 (ANI) Two years after the mob violence in Jaranwala , victims and rights activists say justice remains far from reality, with only one person convicted despite the scale of the tragedy.

These concerns were highlighted at a conference on " Jaranwala tragedy of August 16, 202- Condition of minorities in Punjab, government steps and our strategy" organised at the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP), as reported by Dawn.

According to Dawn, speaking at the event, Shakeel Bhatti, a victim of the attacks and a member of the Minority Rights Movement, recalled that Punjab government officials had made strong promises in 2023, assuring that Jaranwala would be turned into a test case so such violence would never be repeated. Bhatti said that after two