Nobody has instantly claimed accountability for the assault. (Representational)
New Delhi:
India has registered a “sturdy protest” with the federal government of Pakistan over the current killing of two folks belonging to the Sikh neighborhood in Peshawar on Sunday. “Sadly, this isn’t the primary such case or a uncommon prevalence,” the Ministry of Exterior Affairs stated in a strongly-worded assertion additional terming it a “surprising and deplorable incident”.
In response to media queries on what the international ministry known as the “goal killing” of two Sikh merchants, the federal government spokesperson stated, “We’ve seen the reviews on brutal killing of two Sikh merchants by unidentified armed males in Peshawar. Sadly, this isn’t the primary such case or a uncommon prevalence.”
The 2 males killed have been shopkeepers who bought spices in Bata Tal bazaar in Sarband, police stated.
The victims, recognized as Saljeet Singh (42) and Ranjeet Singh (38), died on the spot.
Police had rushed to the spot and encircled the world to arrest the culprits. Nobody has instantly claimed accountability for the assault.
About 15,000 Sikhs stay in Peshawar, largely within the Jogan Shah neighbourhood of the provincial capital.
Many of the members of the Sikh neighborhood in Peshawar are concerned in enterprise, whereas some additionally run pharmacies.
“We’ve registered our sturdy protest with the Authorities of Pakistan on continued focusing on of members of the minority neighborhood in Pakistan. We name upon the authorities involved to sincerely examine the matter and take strict motion towards these accountable for this deplorable incident,” the ministry spokesperson stated.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Mahmood Khan had strongly condemned the assault and directed the police to take instant steps to arrest the culprits.
He termed the incident a conspiracy towards disrupting the inter-faith concord and stated that justice will likely be supplied to the households of the useless. In September final yr, a widely known Sikh ‘hakeem’ (Unani drugs practitioner) was shot useless by unidentified gunmen inside his clinic in Peshawar.
The Indian authorities has stated it expects the federal government of Pakistan to fulfil its obligations to take care of the protection, safety and well-being of its minority communities.
