Ensure safety of Sikh news anchor, SGPC urges Pak

Amritsar, January 17

Taking cognisance of life threats to Sikh television anchor Harmeet Singh in Pakistan, the SGPC has sought immediate intervention of the Imran Khan-led Pakistan Government to ensure the safety of Sikhs in Pakistan.

SGPC chief Bibi Jagir Kaur also sensitised the Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee over the issue.

Harmeet had claimed that he had received a threat call from the Central Jail in Mardan, Peshawar, where the killers of his brother Parvendar Singh were lodged. Being from a minority community, he felt helpless as the authorities were sheltering the accused.

Parvendar (25) was shot dead by contract killers hired by his fiancée Prem Kumari on January 4 last year.

Kaur said the way a Sikh youth was being harassed mentally by threatening calls could never be ignored. “It is the duty of the SGPC to take care of Sikhs, whichever part of the world they live in. As we came to know about Harmeet, we decided to take up the matter with Pakistan PM Imran Khan directly to help out the Sikh family. The same way, we asked for PSGPC’s assistance too,” she said. — TNS