Pakistan: Satnam Singh, A Prominent Sikh Community Leader And Medical Practitioner, Shot Dead In His Peshawar Clinic

''Hakeem'' Sardar Satnam Singh (Khalsa), a medicine practitioner belonging to the minority Sikh community, was shot dead by unidentified gunmen today (Sep 30) in Pakistan's northwestern city of Peshawar, police said.

Satnam Singh, who received four bullets, died instantly, according to the local police. The assailants opened fire at Singh inside the clinic owned by him.

Satnam Singh, a herbalist, had been living in the city for the past 20 years and ran a clinic ‘Dharmandar Pharmacy’ on Charsadda Road. selling herbal medicine.

In 2018, Charanjit Singh, a prominent Sikh community member, was killed by unknown men in Peshawar. Similarly, news channel anchor Ravinder Singh was killed in 2020 in the city. In 2016, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf National Assembly member Soren Singh was killed in Peshawar.