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Gunmen killed a member of the Pakistani minority Sikh Society in a night attack in Peshawar. The Islamic State terrorist group, which claimed responsibility for the attack, said Manmohan Singh was a follower of the “polytheistic” Sikh sect.
A Sikh Pakistani shopkeeper was shot dead in Peshawar late on Saturday, two days after he evaded another member of the community and survived a hail of gunshots fired at him by killers from the Islamic State terror group.
Manmohan Singh, 29, sold cosmetics near Rashid Garhi Chowk, a five-minute walk from Gurdwara Bhai Jogha Singh. “He was on his way home by auto-rickshaw when terrorists on a motorbike shot him in the heart and head and killed him instantly,” said Gurpal Singh, a Sikh activist based in Peshawar. On the sidelines of Manmohan’s funeral on Sunday, the community appealed to the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) and Sikhs across the world to highlight their plight and do their utmost to ensure safety in the face of repeated terrorist attacks targeting them in Peshawar.
The Associated Press reported that the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the killing, saying that Singh was a follower of what it called a “polytheistic” Sikh sect in Peshawar. It also claimed that a Sikh had been injured in the city the previous day.
Of the 7,000 Sikhs in Peshawar, Gurpal said, 800 had already migrated to Nankana. owner Lahore, fearing for their lives, while some took refuge elsewhere.
A Sikh Pakistani shopkeeper was shot dead in Peshawar late on Saturday, two days after he evaded another member of the community and survived a hail of gunshots fired at him by killers from the Islamic State terror group.
Manmohan Singh, 29, sold cosmetics near Rashid Garhi Chowk, a five-minute walk from Gurdwara Bhai Jogha Singh. “He was on his way home by auto-rickshaw when terrorists on a motorbike shot him in the heart and head and killed him instantly,” said Gurpal Singh, a Sikh activist based in Peshawar. On the sidelines of Manmohan’s funeral on Sunday, the community appealed to the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) and Sikhs across the world to highlight their plight and do their utmost to ensure safety in the face of repeated terrorist attacks targeting them in Peshawar.
The Associated Press reported that the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the killing, saying that Singh was a follower of what it called a “polytheistic” Sikh sect in Peshawar. It also claimed that a Sikh had been injured in the city the previous day.
Of the 7,000 Sikhs in Peshawar, Gurpal said, 800 had already migrated to Nankana. owner Lahore, fearing for their lives, while some took refuge elsewhere.
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