Sikh businessman shot useless by unknown gunmen in Pakistan’s Peshawar metropolis

The incident happened at 3 pm when armed males on a bike opened fireplace at Dayal Singh, a businessman in Peshawar’s Dir Colony space, police stated.

Peshawar,UPDATED: Mar 31, 2023 23:12 IST

The gunmen fled the scene after committing the crime (Representative Image)

By Press Trust of India: A Sikh businessman was shot useless on Friday by unknown assailants right here, within the newest incident of focused assaults towards minority communities in Pakistan.

The incident happened at 3 pm when armed males on a bike opened fireplace at Dayal Singh, a businessman in Peshawar’s Dir Colony space, police stated.

The gunmen fled the scene after committing the crime, they stated.

Police have collected 30 bore bullet shells from the positioning of the crime. CCTV footage from the store has been obtained and the police have launched an investigation into the assault.

The Peshawar killing comes a day after a Hindu physician was shot useless by unknown assailants in Karachi.

Last week, shopkeepers from the minority Hindu group have been assaulted within the Sindh province for “allegedly violating the Ramzan ordinance,” in accordance with the Express Tribune newspaper.

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About 15,000 Sikhs reside in Peshawar, largely within the Jogan Shah neighbourhood of the provincial capital Peshawar.

Most of the members of the Sikh group in Peshawar are concerned in enterprise, whereas some even have pharmacies.

In September final yr, a widely known Sikh ‘hakeem’ (Unani drugs practitioner) was shot useless by unidentified gunmen inside his clinic in Peshawar.

In 2018, Charanjit Singh, a distinguished Sikh group 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 National Assembly member Soren Singh was additionally killed in Peshawar.

Hindus kind the largest minority group in Pakistan.

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According to official estimates, 75 lakh Hindus reside within the Muslim-majority nation.

Muslims account for about 96 per cent of Pakistan’s 207 million inhabitants, Hindus 2.1 per cent and Christians about 1.6 per cent in accordance with the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan estimates.

The majority of Pakistan’s Hindu inhabitants is settled in Sindh province the place they share tradition, traditions and language with their Muslim residents.

The Ahmadis, Sikhs and Parsis are additionally among the many notable non secular minorities in Pakistan.

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Mar 31, 2023