Last Updated: June 30, 2023, 20:42 IST
Sikhs gather in Peshawar after last Saturday’s killing. (News18)
The Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee said the attackers allegedly asked them to stop the music and not do kirtan in the future. They said no first information report (FIR) has been filed so far
A Muslim mob attacked a gurdwara in Sukkur Sindh of Pakistan and stopped a kirtan, according to local sources.
The Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee said the attackers allegedly asked them to stop the music and not do kirtan in the future. They said they have been doing this for almost 100 years and no one has ever stopped them.
They said no first information report (FIR) has been filed so far.
The committee said no action has been taken against the attackers and they were released before management reached the spot.
Around 300 Sikh families, mostly Pashtun Sikh, are currently living in colonies in Peshawar. The community members have been living under the constant threat of violence as they have been targeted by gunmen in the recent years.
**We are deeply saddened to hear about the cold-blooded murder of Manmohan Singh in Peshawar, Pakistan today.**Manmohan Singh was a Sikh man who ran a grocery store in Rashid Garhi, Peshawar. He was the sole breadwinner for his family. He is survived by his wife, a child,… pic.twitter.com/V3EN5s0qRX
— UNITED SIKHS (@unitedsikhs) June 24, 2023
FEELING UNSAFE
CNN-News18 had recently reported on the killing of Sikhs in Peshawar, which is making them feel unsafe.
- A grocery store owner, Manmohan Singhwas killed in a firing by unknown armed motorcyclists in Yakatoot area of Peshawar last Saturday.
- Singh’s was the third attack on a Sikh community member this year in Pakistan.
Last Friday, a Sikh shopkeeper, identified as Tarlok Singhwas shot at by unidentified men. He suffered injuries. - Last month, assailants gunned down Sardar Singh in a passer-by shooting in the eastern city of Lahore. Sardar Singh received a fatal gunshot to the head.
JAN TO JUNE REPORT
From January to June 2023, 38 women from Christian and Hindu communities have been abducted or force converted, and seven killed, according to a survey. According to the data collected by the Centre for Social Justice, at least 2,120 persons suffered due to false allegations, prolonged trials, dislocation, and worse between 1987 and 2022.
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88 persons were killed extra-judicially after allegations under the blasphemy laws during the period of 36 years, which tarnished the image of Pakistan.
According to the UN Human Rights, every year, 1,000 attacks are reported on non-Muslim minorities in Pakistan. The most affected areas are Sindh, Peshawar, Karachi, Baluchistan.