An explosive mix of inflation, deprivation and incitement.

"A Sri Lankan factory manager in Pakistan was on Friday beaten to death and set ablaze by a mob in an incident apparently linked to accusations of blasphemy," The National. "Police said incident took place in Sialkot, about 200 kilometres south-east of the capital Islamabad. Video shared on social media showed a mob beating the prone victim while chanting slogans against blasphemy." "Many in the crowd made no attempt to hide their identity and some took selfies in front of the burning body." "The post-mortem report of Diyawadana cited skull and jaw fractures as the cause of death, the Geo News reported. All his vital organs, liver, stomach and one of his kidneys, were affected, while torture marks were visible all over his body and his spinal cord was broken at three different points, the report said. The post-mortem report of the Sri Lankan national revealed that 99 percent of his body was burned, and with the exception of one foot, all his bones were broken," rediff.com. "More than 100 people have been arrested so far, said Pakistan PM Imran Khan. He described the incident as a 'day of shame' for his country," BBC. Defence Minister Parvaiz Khattak said, "There were children, adults who were influenced by the Islamic faith." "They raised slogans that it was an act of blasphemy. They got angry and killed him. This doesn't mean the (social fabric) of the society has broken." "Please explain to people that it is a matter of Faith. Even I can come under its influence and commit a crime. But it did not mean that Pakistan is en route the road to destruction," he justified, OpIndia. OpIndia took Reuters to task for allegedly covering up the religious motives behind attacks on minorities in Pakistan and Bangladesh, while reporting the killing of Mohammad Akhlaq in Dadri in 2015 with the headline, "Hindu mob lynches Indian Muslim rumoured to have killed a cow," The point is that even one such incident is completely unacceptable. Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh (UP) recently said that only people who addressed their fathers as 'Abba Jaan' used to get ration under previous administrations, India Today. 'Abba Jaan' is Urdu for 'dear father'. Accusing opposition leaders of appeasing Muslims he said that "they would rather wear 'topis' (caps) and say 'mubarakbad' (blessings) than organise a Kumbh Mela", TIE. Careful, once incited a mob cannot be controlled. Perhaps, he should remember the Christian phrase "There but for the grace of God go I". Faith will not save Pakistan from economic collapse. "The inflation rate in Pakistan under former Premier Nawaz Sharif in 2015 was 4.5%, which has almost doubled to 8.9% in 2021," DW. "As of November 19, Pakistan's entire liquid foreign reserves stood at $22.773 billion according to the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP)," TIE, and "In 2019, Pakistan sought a lifeline from the IMF, like it has 13 times over the last four decades." Faith is not providing food. That's why the anger.