ISIS-Ok claims killing of Sikh doctor in Pakistan’s Peshawar metropolis

The Islamic State’s Afghanistan affiliate, dubbed Islamic State Khorasan or ISIS-Ok, has claimed duty for the killing of a widely known Sikh ‘hakeem’ in Pakistan’s restive northwestern metropolis of Peshawar.

‘Hakeem’ Sardar Satnam Singh (Khalsa), 45, was at his clinic on Thursday when unidentified gunmen barged into his cabin and opened hearth at him, police mentioned. The killers managed to flee from the crime scene.Singh, who practised Unani medication, obtained 4 bullets, died immediately, police mentioned.In a message posted on social media late on Thursday, the ISIS-Ok claimed the killing of Singh.The ISIS-Ok, which has stepped up assaults in a number of Afghan cities because the Taliban seized energy in Kabul on August 15, had additionally claimed the lethal suicide assault at Kabul airport on August 26 that killed almost 170 Afghans and 13 US army personnel.According to Punjab Police, Singh had arrived in Peshawar from Hassan Abdaal a day earlier.Singh, a widely known determine within the Sikh neighborhood, was operating his clinic ‘Dharmandar Pharmacy’ on Charsadda Road in Peshawar. He had been dwelling within the metropolis for the previous 20 years.Singh is survived by his spouse, three daughters and two sons.About 15,000 Sikhs dwell in Peshawar, principally within the Jogan Shah neighborhood of the provincial capital. Most of the Sikh neighborhood members in Peshawar are concerned in enterprise, whereas some additionally run pharmacies.Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Mahmood Khan strongly condemned the killing of Singh and directed the police to take quick steps to arrest the killers.In 2018, Charanjit Singh, a outstanding Sikh neighborhood member, was killed by unknown males in Peshawar. Similarly, information channel anchor Ravinder Singh was killed in 2020 within the metropolis. In 2016, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf’s National Assembly member Soren Singh was killed in Peshawar.According to the 2017 census, Hindus represent the biggest non secular minority in Pakistan. Christians make up the second largest non secular minority. The Ahmadis, Sikhs and Parsis are additionally among the many notable non secular minorities in Pakistan.ALSO READ: Sikh medication practitioner shot in Pak’s Peshawar, accused absconding