In one other minority killing, Christian man gunned down by assailants in Pakistan

In one other focused killing of a minority group member, a Christian man was shot useless by unknown assailants within the northwestern area of Pakistan on Saturday, police stated.

The unlucky incident occurred when the sufferer Kashif Masih was current at his house within the Sufaid Dheri Pishtakhara space of Peshawar.

As per the police, armed motorcyclists gunned down Kashif Maseeh on his doorstep.

“Kashif Masih was gunned down at house by a couple of unknown males,” stated police stated, including that efforts to catch the gunmen are being made.

That is the second such incident reported of minority members’ goal killing within the final 24 hours in Peshawar as on Friday, a Sikh dealer, Diyal Singh, was killed in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KPK) province.

As per experiences, Singh was in his store which is situated in Peshawar’s Dir Colony market when the assailants forcefully barged into his store and began firing indiscriminately.

Singh was twice shot within the head which led to his demise immediately. Round 30 bore bullet shells have been recovered by the police from the positioning of the incident.

In Could 2020, two members of the Sikh group have been gunned down in Peshawar by extremists.

Victims, Guljeet Singh (42) and Ranjeet Singh (38) have been working their spice outlets situated in Battathal Bazaar when the attackers got here and opened hearth.

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Pakistan is understood for holding a sketchy report in upholding the minority group’s rights. Final month, its neighbouring nation India criticised Islamabad on the United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHRC) stating ‘no non secular minority can freely reside or observe’ their faith within the nation.

As per estimates of the Human Rights Fee of Pakistan, within the inhabitants of 207 million, Muslims account for 96 per cent, Hindus 2.1 per cent and Christians about 1.6 per cent. 

(With inputs from companies)

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