Pakistani Taliban claim killing of Sikh politician

April 23, 2016 17:45

The Pakistani Taliban on Saturday responsibility for the assasination of a prominent Sikh politician who was shot dead by motorcycle-borne gunmen near his home in Pakistan's restive northwest.

The Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan in a statement said that sharp shooter of Special Task Force of TTP "successfully" targeted Sardar Sooran Singh in his home district Buner. The TTP also threatened its "Mujahideen would continue to target the people creating hurdles in its mission."

"Such activities would continue till the enforcement of Islamic system in the country," the terror outfit said.

Singh, the Special Assistant to Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on Minority Affairs, was assassinated in Pir Baba area of Buner district in the province when he was going back to his home after a routine walk on Friday.

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