an extra Sikh chief flees Pakistan after threats

by using Aarti Tikoo Singh

New Delhi/Islamabad, Jan 22 (IANS) The Sikh leader who deactivated his Twitter account and moved to Lahore from Peshawar after he become assaulted with the aid of "unidentified" armed men a few weeks ago, has fled Pakistan, fearing threats to his lifestyles.

Sources in Islamabad spoke of that Radesh Singh Tony, a minority rights activist and Sikh leader together with his family from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa left Pakistan as a result of threats and is probably going to take asylum in India.

Tony has been target of Islamist extremists and has acquired threats a couple of times. He has also been critical of the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) govt and complaining in regards to the deteriorating law and order circumstance in Pakistan.

Sikh community, a miniscule minority in Pakistan had been, facing severe insecurity due to the fact that the recent attack on their holy shrine at Nankana Sahib, the start region of Guru Nanak. One Sikh early life was also killed via unidentified guys following the attack.

Radesh Singh Tony changed into the simplest minority baby-kisser from Peshawar in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province to have contested closing 12 months's election as an unbiased candidate. He had prior contested native executive elections for a minority conventional councillor seat and changed into elected with a majority. He resigned from his seat to contest the ultimate accepted election for an meeting seat. although, he lost the election.

recently, Tony suspended his social media debts and moved to Lahore after he got threats via Islamist extremists on cellphone and turned into assaulted by means of a group of younger guys, sources spoke of. He attributed threats to his rising recognition as a leader in Peshawar.

The opposition chief Pakistan Muslim League (PML-Q) and former foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar these days slammed prime Minister Imran Khan over his criticism of India's Citizenship modification Act (CAA), which offers citizenship to persecuted minorities of three neighbouring nations. "We should still additionally focus on our own minorities after we criticize rights violations in different international locations," she had remarked.

–IANS

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