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<strong>Two men, including a Sikh hakeem, were injured in a gun attack in the city of Peshawar, Pakistan on Tuesday, local media reported.</strong></p>
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The Dawn newspaper reported that Bipinder Singh was targeted by an armed man in his Kohat Road clinic. According to Saddar Circle SP Farhan Khan, the Sikh hakeem suffered a bullet injury in his thigh and the other man in his hand.</p>
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The attacker had been detained. He turned out to be a drug addict with a criminal record, according to Dawn.</p>
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This incident comes as members of the minority community continue to be frequent targets of attacks in Pakistan.</p>
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We condemn cowardly attack on a Sikh trader Papinder Singh in Peshawar who was specifically targeted at his pharmacy by unknown assailants. Another passerby Sikh was also injured<br />
The minuscule Sikhs living under fear in Pakistan.<a href="https://twitter.com/ImranKhanPTI?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ImranKhanPTI</a> should address the issue immed. <a href="https://twitter.com/ANI?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ANI</a> <a href="https://t.co/MMRSBL5fna">pic.twitter.com/MMRSBL5fna</a></p>
&mdash; Manjinder Singh Sirsa (@mssirsa) <a href="https://twitter.com/mssirsa/status/1493577655048105986?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 15, 2022</a></blockquote>
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Indian World Forum President Puneet Singh Chandhok on Wednesday wrote a letter to UN chief Antonio Guterres, seeking &quot;immediate intervention&quot; for the safety of minorities living in Pakistan.</p>
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In a letter, Chandhok said minorities living in Pakistan are repeatedly facing atrocities and are victims of heinous crimes there. &quot;Minorities, in particular, belonging to Hindu and Sikh religions which have close bonds with India are being persecuted.&quot;</p>
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Chandhok further highlighted the persecution of Sikhs and Hindus living in Pakistan.</p>
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