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Sikh man killed in Pakistan

Darpan News Desk IANS, 06 Aug, 2014 07:47 AM
    A Sikh man was killed and two other Sikhs were wounded Wednesday when gunmen opened fire at a group of Sikhs in a market in Peshawar in Pakistan, the media said.
     
    The injured were taken to a hospital, Dawn online reported. An estimated 20,000 Sikhs live in Pakistan, mostly in Punjab province.

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