Gauher Khan, a local officer, said the attack on Manmohan Singh, 35, appeared to be a targeted killing. Mr. Khan said the assailants opened fire at Singh while he was returning home from a suburban area. The Islamic State group in a statement claimed responsibility for the killing, saying Singh had been a follower of what it called a “polytheistic” Sikh sect in Peshawar. It's the third killing of a Sikh community member this year in Pakistan. In the same city in May 2022, gunmen killed two members of Sikh community.

Source: The Hindu June 25, 2023 23:01 UTC