Sikh physician's killing: Pakistan Interior ministry seeks report after ISIS-K claims responsibility

The minister has sought a report from the provincial government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa into the killing of a well-known Sikh 'hakeem'.

Pakistan’s Ministry of Interior has sought a report from the provincial government of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa into the killing of a well-known Sikh 'hakeem' in the country’s restive northwestern city of Peshawar, an official said on Saturday.

'Hakeem' Sardar Satnam Singh (Khalsa), 45, who practised Unani medicine, was at his clinic on Thursday when some unidentified gunmen barged into his cabin and opened fire, killing him on the spot, the police said.