{"id":10215,"date":"2021-06-08T09:19:43","date_gmt":"2021-06-08T09:19:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailykashmirpost.com\/eng\/?p=10215"},"modified":"2021-06-08T09:19:43","modified_gmt":"2021-06-08T09:19:43","slug":"pm-imran-khan-saddened-over-killing-of-pakistan-origin-muslim-family-in-canada","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailykashmirpost.com\/eng\/2021\/06\/08\/pm-imran-khan-saddened-over-killing-of-pakistan-origin-muslim-family-in-canada\/","title":{"rendered":"PM Imran Khan \u2018saddened\u2019 over killing of Pakistan-origin Muslim family in Canada"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><b>PM Imran Khan says condemnable act of terrorism reveals growing Islamophobia in Western countries.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>Says world needs to\u00a0act holistically to counter the trend.<\/b><\/li>\n<li><b>According to Canadian police, the Pakistani-origin family, killed in a hit-and-run incident, was targeted for being Muslim<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr class=\"editorHr\" \/>\n<p class=\"\">ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan, expressing grief over the killing of a Pakistani-origin family in Canada, said the world needed to act holistically to counter Islamophobia.<\/p>\n<p>\u201dSaddened to learn of the killing of a Muslim Pakistani-origin Canadian family in London, Ontario,\u201d the premier wrote in a tweet on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis condemnable act of terrorism reveals the growing Islamophobia in Western countries,\u201d he stressed.<\/p>\n<div class=\"medium-insert-embeds\" contenteditable=\"false\">\n<figure>\n<div class=\"medium-insert-embed\">\n<div id=\"1402140136201195520\" class=\"embed_external_url tweetPost\">\n<div class=\"twitter-tweet twitter-tweet-rendered\"><iframe id=\"twitter-widget-0\" class=\"\" title=\"Twitter Tweet\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/embed\/Tweet.html?creatorScreenName=APP&amp;dnt=false&amp;embedId=twitter-widget-0&amp;features=eyJ0ZndfZXhwZXJpbWVudHNfY29va2llX2V4cGlyYXRpb24iOnsiYnVja2V0IjoxMjA5NjAwLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X2hvcml6b25fdHdlZXRfZW1iZWRfOTU1NSI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJodGUiLCJ2ZXJzaW9uIjpudWxsfSwidGZ3X3R3ZWV0X2VtYmVkX2NsaWNrYWJpbGl0eV8xMjEwMiI6eyJidWNrZXQiOiJjb250cm9sIiwidmVyc2lvbiI6bnVsbH19&amp;frame=false&amp;hideCard=false&amp;hideThread=false&amp;id=1402140136201195520&amp;lang=en&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.geo.tv%2Flatest%2F354053-pm-imran-khan-saddened-over-killing-of-pakistan-origin-muslim-family-in-canada&amp;sessionId=ab55270c2234f7ff96e1a780507813892b2908a5&amp;siteScreenName=geonews_english&amp;theme=light&amp;widgetsVersion=82e1070%3A1619632193066&amp;width=550px\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-tweet-id=\"1402140136201195520\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"medium-insert-embeds-overlay\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Premeditated attack<\/h2>\n<p>Canadian police said the family was killed in a hit-and-run incident, adding that they were targeted for being Muslim. The family had immigrated from Pakistan to Canada 14 years ago.<\/p>\n<p>A 20-year-old suspect wearing a vest &#8220;like body armor&#8221; fled the scene after the attack on Sunday evening, and was arrested at a mall seven kilometers (four miles) from the intersection in London, Ontario where it happened, said Detective Superintendent Paul Waight.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;There is evidence that this was a planned, premeditated act, motivated by hate. It is believed that these victims were targeted because they were Muslim,&#8221; he told a news conference.<\/p>\n<p>The names of the victims were not released, but they include a 74-year-old woman, a 46-year-old man, a 44-year-old woman and a 15-year-old girl &#8212; together representing three generations of the same family, according to London mayor Ed Holder.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Let me be clear, this was an act of mass murder perpetrated against Muslims, against Londoners, rooted in unspeakable hatred,&#8221; said Holder.<\/p>\n<h2>\u2018Test case\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>Meanwhile, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said the murder was a \u201ctest case for the Canadian government and society\u2019.<\/p>\n<p>The foreign minister said the Canadian government must play its role in restoring the confidence and protection of Muslims residing in their country.<\/p>\n<p>He said Pakistan Consul General in Toronto had made a contact with relatives of the victim family who lost their lives in the tragic incident in London, Ontario.<\/p>\n<p>He said the relatives were offered facilitation in the transportation of bodies, however, it was informed that the burial would take place in Canada.<\/p>\n<p>Qureshi appealed to Pakistanis living in Canada to show solidarity with the affected family.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PM Imran Khan says condemnable act of terrorism reveals growing Islamophobia in Western countries. 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