LAHORE: A Pakistani Sikh was killed by unknown assailants in a drive-by shooting in the japanese metropolis of Lahore on Saturday, police mentioned.
The man, recognized as Sardar Singh, was shot by gunmen using on a motorbike in Lahore’s residential neighborhood of Nawab Town. He was on a morning stroll accompanied by his bodyguard when the assault occurred, police mentioned.
Singh obtained a deadly gunshot to the top. Officer Asad Abbas mentioned the bodyguard was wounded in the assault.
The police declined to elucidate why Singh had a bodyguard or present additional particulars. No group instantly claimed duty for the assault.
Religious minorities usually face violence in Muslim-majority Pakistan, though the nation’s Constitution ensures them equal rights and the liberty to follow their religion.
Last month, a Pakistani Sikh businessman and a Christian cleaner have been shot and killed by gunmen in separate incidents in the northwestern metropolis of Peshawar. A day earlier, a distinguished Hindu physician and eye surgeon was gunned down in the port metropolis of Karachi.
The man, recognized as Sardar Singh, was shot by gunmen using on a motorbike in Lahore’s residential neighborhood of Nawab Town. He was on a morning stroll accompanied by his bodyguard when the assault occurred, police mentioned.
Singh obtained a deadly gunshot to the top. Officer Asad Abbas mentioned the bodyguard was wounded in the assault.
The police declined to elucidate why Singh had a bodyguard or present additional particulars. No group instantly claimed duty for the assault.
Religious minorities usually face violence in Muslim-majority Pakistan, though the nation’s Constitution ensures them equal rights and the liberty to follow their religion.
Last month, a Pakistani Sikh businessman and a Christian cleaner have been shot and killed by gunmen in separate incidents in the northwestern metropolis of Peshawar. A day earlier, a distinguished Hindu physician and eye surgeon was gunned down in the port metropolis of Karachi.
