SGPC seeks safety of Sikh news anchor in Pak

The SGPC has sought the immediate intervention of the Pakistan government to ensure the safety of Sikh television anchor Harmeet Singh. 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, Kaur said.