February 22, 2010 12:01 PM

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Taliban beheads two abducted Sikhs in Pakistan

<br/>In Pakistan, Taliban have beheaded two Sikhs who were kidnapped for ransom in the country's restive tribal belt. Some more members of the minority community are still in the custody of the rebels. Quoting Sources, PTI reports that the body of Jaspal Singh was found in the Khyber tribal region, located a short distance from the provincial capital Peshawar, while the body of Mahal Singh was found in the Aurakzai Agency.<br/><br/> Sources said at least four Sikhs have been kidnapped for ransom from the Bara area of Khyber Agency by the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan. They are Pakistani citizens. The Sikhs were kidnapped 34 days ago and the Taliban had demanded three crore rupees as ransom for their release. Sources said, two of the kidnapped Sikhs were beheaded after the expiry of the deadline for the payment of the ransom.<br/><br/> Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee has strongly condemned the beheading of Sikhs in Pakistan and urged the Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh to take up the matter with his counterpart in Pakistan to provide adequate security to the minority Sikh community as they are not safe in Pakistan. He also demanded that the Prime Minister make immediate arrangements for an SGPC delegation to visit Pakistan to take stock of the situation.<br/><br/> The BJP has also strongly condemned the beheading of Sikhs by Taliban in North-West Frontier Province of Pakistan. BJP spokesperson Ravi Shankar Prasad said in New Delhi that this shows how minorities are treated with contempt in Pakistan. Quoting official sources, PTI reports that the government is ascertaining the facts.

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