Minority communities in Pakistan have often been targeted & in a latest incident, two men, including a Sikh hakeem were injured in a gun attack in Peshawar. Sikh alternative medical practitioner Bipinder Singh was targeted by an armed man in his Kohat Road clinic. (1/5) 
According to Saddar Circle SP Farhan Khan, the Sikh hakeem suffered a bullet injury in his thigh and the other man in his hand. The attack has been condemned by Sikh community leaders in Pakistan. Sikhs have been demanding security from the Pakistan government. (2/5)
Indian World Forum President Puneet Singh wrote a letter to UN chief Antonio Guterres, seeking “immediate intervention” for the safety of minorities living in Pakistan. He said minorities living in Pakistan are repeatedly facing atrocities & are victims of heinous crimes (3/5)
In his letter, Chandhok stressed, “Minorities, in particular, belonging to Hindu & Sikh religions which have close bonds with India are being persecuted.” This is not an isolated attack against minority Sikhs. In Sept 2021, another Sikh hakeem, Satnam Singh was shot dead. (4/5)
In Jan, 2020, one of the holiest Sikh shrines, Nankana Sahib Gurudwara near Lahore was attacked by a Muslim mob, following the abduction and conversion of a Sikh girl Jagjit Kaur. Such incidents of violence only raise fears among the Sikh community. (5/5)
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