
India condemns killing of Sikh youth in Pakistan’s Peshawar
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- India strongly condemned the murder of a Sikh citizen of Pakistan in Peshawar and urged the government of Prime Minister Imran Khan to stop attacks on religious minorities in the country.
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(1) India strongly condemns the targeted killing of minority Sikh community member in Peshawar that follows the recent despicable vandalism and desecration of the holy Gurudwara Sri Janam Asthan at Nankana Sahib.
(2) The Government of Pakistan should act in defence of their own minorities instead of preaching sermons about it to other countries.
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The Hindu