New Delhi, February 24: Terming the beheading of a Sikh in Pakistan as a matter of “deep and serious concern”, the Government today said the issue is being taken up appropriately with the Pakistani side.
Making a suo motu statement in the Lok Sabha on ‘beheading of a Sikh in Pakistan’, External Affairs Minister S M Krishna said, “I rise to strongly condemn the beheading of Sardar Jaspal Singh in the tribal areas of Pakistan. This barbaric and heinous crime is deplorable in the strongest possible terms.
“This incident of kidnapping and killing of Sikhs in Pakistan is a matter of deep and serious concern to the government, and is being taken up appropriately with the government of Pakistan,” he said.
–PTI