The Sikh community in Pakistani has raised serious concerns on Friday after ‘being forced to convert to Islam’ by a government official in Hangu district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP). The Sikh community lodged a formal complaint with the office of Deputy Commissioner Hangu Shahid Mehmood in which they claimed that Assistant Commissioner Tehsil Tall Yaqoob Khan was behind the alleged forced conversions. District Nazim Hangu for minority Farid Chand Singh filed the complaint and said the Sikh community has been living in this area since 1901 and have never come across such nuisance. Meanwhile, DC Hangu Shahid Mehmood said that the assistant commissioner never meant to upset or offend the members of the Sikh community and while saying things he never meant. Upon receiving the complaint, Mehmood has asked the community members to gather for a meeting on Monday to resolve the issue.

Source: Pakistan Today December 15, 2017 19:52 UTC