India summons Pakistan High Commissioner over attack on Nankana Sahib, killing of Sikh man

Indian Government on Monday summoned Pakistan's High Commissioner Syed Haider Shah to lodge a strong protest against recent acts of vandalism and desecration of holy Gurudwara Sri Janam Asthan at Nankana Sahib in Pakistan, and also targeted killing of a Sikh community member in Peshawar, Pakistan. 

government also shared strong concerns raised by members of civil society, parliamentarians and ors over continued persecution of religious and ethnic mirities in Pakistan. Government of Pakistan was also called upon to ensure safety, security and welfare of members of mirity communities on its soil, including ir places of worship. Indian government strongly urged Pakistan to take immediate measures to expeditiously bring perpetrators of such despicable and heius acts to justice. 

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Nankana Sahib attacked

On Friday,  a video h emerged of a mob of 400 people pelting stones in Nankana Sahib Gurudwara in Pakistan. Visuals showed mob surrounding Gurudwara and pelting stones at what is birthplace of Guru Nanak Dev. Sources also reported that mob was led by Mohd. Imran Attari - bror of Mohammed Hassan who was responsible for forcible conversion of a Pakistani Sikh girl - Jagjit Kaur. arrests have been me till w.

Sources report that protestors, comprising residents of Nankana Sahib h proclaimed that y will soon change name from Nankana Sahib to Ghulaman-e-Mustafa. Moreover, mob allegedly claimed that ' Sikh will remain in Nankana'. Reports suggest that several Sikh devotees were stranded inside Gurdwara which was attacked by mob on Friday evening.

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Imran Khan breaks silence

Breaking his silence on  shocking mob attack on Nankana Sahib, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday said that attack is against 'his vision' and will 'find zero tolerance'. Dragging Prime Minister Narendra Modi and RSS, Khan once again accused Indian government of perpetrating violence against Muslims and or mirities. This brazen attack by Pakistani PM comes even as he faced humiliation after posting a fake video alleging Police excesses on Muslims in UP - video was actually from Banglesh. 

Imran Khan went on to say, in his tweet, that re is a 'major difference' between Nankana incident and what mirities face in India. He alleged that  Indian government including police and judiciary are in cahoots to unleash violence against mirities. He claimed that  RSS vision support mirities' oppression and targets Muslims.

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