Singh was on his way back home on a motorcycle after attending a public rally of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) of former cricketer Imran Khan when he was shot dead reportedly by Tehrik-e Taliban Pakistan's (TTP) terrorist.
Describing his killing as a "huge loss to the community", Ramesh Singh Arora, a member of the Punjab Provincial Assembly in Pakistan, told that Singh was on his way back home in Banur near the Swat valley after attending a public meeting when he was attacked by some unidentified people.
“Gunmen riding on two motorbikes came in front of the car and started indiscriminate firing which killed the minister on the spot,” Khalid Hamadani, district police chief told AFP.
He said the minister, an MPA of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), received several bullets to his head in a shooting.
According to Reuters, Singh had come from Peshawar to his native village in Buner.
K-P chief minister Pervaiz Khattak condemned the killing, directing the authorities concerned to arrest the culprits at the earliest.
“These activities will continue until implementation of Islamic system in Pakistan,” Muhammad Khurasani, spokesperson for the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan, said in an emailed statement late Friday.
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Singh’s murder was widely condemned by his fellow lawmakers and rights activists.
Cricketer-turned-politician Imran Khan, whose Pakistan-Tehreek Insaf (PTI) party rules the restive northwestern province, urged his government to set up an inquiry commission.
File Photo of Soran Singh participating in a PTI ralley Source: Supplied
“Shocked at murder of PTI’s KP MPA & Minorities Minister Sooran Singh. KP govt must immed set up inquiry. A great loss for all of us,” Imran Khan tweeted.
According to Tribune/PK media, the outlawed Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan claimed responsibility for Singh’s killing.
TTP Spokesperson Muhammad Khorasani said sharp shooters of the group’s special task force targeted Singh in Pir Baba area.
Sikhs make up less than 1 per cent of Pakistan’s 190 million people.
