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.

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Dyal Singh was gunned down in the Garhi Ata Mohammad area on the outskirts of Peshawar. The 35-year-old Sikh shopkeeper was killed when an unidentified motorcyclist opened indiscriminate fire on him.

The assailant 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 opened fire on him while he was on his way home.

According to Voicepk.net, IS-K claimed responsibility for both attacks.

Earlier, a Hindu doctor was shot dead in Karachi’s Garden area after his vehicle was attacked by unknown assailants, in what has been described by the police as a case of targeted killing.

Dr Beerbal Ginani recently retired as Karachi Metropolitan Corporation’s (KMC) medical and health services director.

Earlier, the Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) issued the Human Rights Observer 2023, an annual fact sheet, detailing abuses against religious minorities in Pakistan. The reported covered five key issues impacting religious minorities, including discrimination in the education system, the prevalence of forced faith conversions, abuse of blasphemy laws, the establishment of the National Commission for Minorities, and jail remissions for minority prisoners.

The report noted an increase in the content against minorities in textbooks and curricula.

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The 35-year-old Sikh shopkeeper, Dyal Singh, was killed when an unidentified motorcyclist opened indiscriminate fire on him.

The assailant parked his motorcycle outside Singh’s shop and fired two shots from a pistol, killing Dyal on the spot.

On Thursday, a Hindu doctor was shot dead in Karachi’s Garden area after his vehicle was attacked by unknown assailants, in what has been described by the police as a case of targeted killing.

Dr Beerbal Ginani recently retired as Karachi Metropolitan Corporation’s (KMC) medical and health services director.

The 62-year-old was gunned down by armed assailants on a motorcycle near the Lyari Expressway junction.

Earlier, the Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) issued the Human Rights Observer 2023, an annual fact sheet, detailing abuses against religious minorities in Pakistan. The reported covered five key issues impacting religious minorities, including discrimination in the education system, the prevalence of forced faith conversions, abuse of blasphemy laws, the establishment of the National Commission for Minorities and jail remissions for minority prisoners.

The report noted an increase in the content against minorities in textbooks and curriculum.

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