A Sikh man was gunned down by unknown assailants in a drive-by shooting in Lahore’s Nawab Town neighbourhood.
The man was identified as 50-year-old Paramjit Singh Panjwar.
Panjwar was shot dead by gunmen riding a motorcycle while he was on a morning walk at around 6:30am near his residence in the Sunflower Housing Society. He was accompanied by his bodyguard.
Panjwar received a fatal gunshot to the head. His bodyguard was also injured in the attack, Dawn reported.
According to police authorities, the motive behind the killing is yet to be ascertained.
Last month, the Islamic State – Khorasan (IS-K) had claimed responsibility for the killing of two men belonging to the minority Sikh and Christian communities in Peshawar.
35-year-old Sikh shopkeeper, Dyal Singh, was killed when an unidentified motorcyclist opened indiscriminate fire on him in the Garhi Ata Mohammad area on the outskirts of Peshawar.
The assailant had parked his motorcycle outside Singh’s shop and fired two shots from a pistol, killing Dyal on the spot.
A day later, a member of the Christian community, Kashif Masih, was shot dead in Banaras Abad Academy Town. Armed men had opened fire on him while he was on his way home.
