Pakistan: Prominent Sikh community member shot dead outside his Dawakhana in Peshawar

New Delhi: In yet another incidence of targeted killing of minorities in Pakistan, Sardar Satnam Singh, a prominent Sikh community member and hakeem in Peshawar was shot dead outside his dawakhana (clinic).

Sardar Satnam Singh was attacked by unknown assailants outside his apothecary in Peshawar’s Charadda road area, reported local journalist Iftikhar Firdaus.

The Sikh Hakeem was reportedly shot 4 times. He is a resident of Hasanabdal area and ran the ‘Darmandar Dawakhana’, a popular clinic of traditional medicine in the city.

Police have cordoned off the area. While an official displays a visiting card of Satnam Singh. pic.twitter.com/cFlzHBcHO2

— Iftikhar Firdous (@IftikharFirdous) September 30, 2021

This was yet another ghastly attack on members of minority community. Initial reports suggest that it was not an incident of personal rivalry or spat turned violent, rather it was a planned and targeted attack. More details of the incident are yet to emerge.

Satnam Singh was rushed to nearby Lady Reading Hospital in Peshawar, but he succumbed to the injuries.

Meanwhile, police have cordoned off the area and launched investigation into his murder.