ISIS-Okay claims killing of Sikh doctor in Pakistan’s Peshawar town
The Islamic State’s Afghanistan associate, dubbed Islamic State Khorasan or ISIS-Okay, has claimed duty for the killing of a well known Sikh ‘hakeem’ in Pakistan’s restive northwestern town of Peshawar.
‘Hakeem’ Sardar Satnam Singh (Khalsa), 45, was once at his health center on Thursday when unidentified gunmen barged into his cabin and opened fire at him, police stated. The killers controlled to flee from the crime scene.
Singh, who practised Unani medication, won 4 bullets, died immediately, police stated.
In a message posted on social media past due on Thursday, the ISIS-Okay claimed the killing of Singh.
The ISIS-Okay, which has stepped up assaults in numerous Afghan towns for the reason that Taliban seized energy in Kabul on August 15, had additionally claimed the fatal suicide assault at Kabul airport on August 26 that killed just about 170 Afghans and 13 US army group of workers.
In keeping with Punjab Police, Singh had arrived in Peshawar from Hassan Abdaal an afternoon previous.
Singh, a well known determine within the Sikh group, was once working his health center ‘Dharmandar Pharmacy’ on Charsadda Highway in Peshawar. He were residing within the town for the previous 20 years.
Singh is survived via his spouse, 3 daughters and two sons.
About 15,000 Sikhs are living in Peshawar, most commonly within the Jogan Shah community of the provincial capital. Lots of the Sikh group participants in Peshawar are desirous about trade, whilst some additionally run pharmacies.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Leader Minister Mahmood Khan strongly condemned the killing of Singh and directed the police to take instant steps to arrest the killers.
In 2018, Charanjit Singh, a outstanding Sikh group member, was once killed via unknown males in Peshawar. In a similar fashion, information channel anchor Ravinder Singh was once killed in 2020 within the town. In 2016, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf’s Nationwide Meeting member Soren Singh was once killed in Peshawar.
In keeping with the 2017 census, Hindus represent the most important non secular minority in Pakistan. Christians make up the second one biggest non secular minority. The Ahmadis, Sikhs and Parsis also are a few of the notable non secular minorities in Pakistan.
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