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| Gunmen shoot at Sikh men in Peshawar market, one dead |
| 2014-08-07 |
| [DAWN] PESHAWAR: Members of the Sikh community in Beautiful Downtown Peshawar ...capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (formerly known as the North-West Frontier Province), administrative and economic hub for the Federally Administered Tribal Areas of Pakistan. Peshawar is situated near the eastern end of the Khyber Pass, convenient to the Pak-Afghan border. Peshawar has evolved into one of Pakistan's most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities, which means lots of gunfire. came under attack on Wednesday, with one killed and two injured in a firing incident. Following the attack, protestors erupted into the streets and burnt tyres blocking roads including the grand Trunk (GT) road in Peshawar. The demonstrators rolled their eyes, jumped up and down, and hollered poorly rhymed slogans real loud against what they said was the government's failure to protect members of minority communities and demanded the immediate arrest of those involved in the attack. The protestors tried to approach the Chief Minister's House but were stopped by security. Later the demonstrators headed towards the Governor's House. Police officials said unidentified gunnies shot up members of the Sikh community when they were at Shabaab market in the Hashtnagri area. DawnNews reported that Jasmot Singh, Bahram Singh and Manmit Singh were attacked when they were at their respective shops in the market. The victims were rushed to the Lady Reading Hospital immediately after the attack, where one died. |
| Posted by:Fred |