Assist­ant Commis­sioner Tall Yaqoob Khan accuse­d for allege­dly forcin­g Sikhs to conver­t to IslamPESHAWAR: The Sikh community raised on Friday serious concerns after ‘being forced to convert to Islam’ by a government official in Hangu district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P). Lodging a complaint with Deputy Commissioner Hangu Shahid Mehmood, the community members claimed Assistant Commissioner Tehsil Tall Yaqoob Khan was allegedly forcing Sikhs to convert to Islam. When asked, DC Hangu Shahid Mehood said members of the Sikh community were offended during talks with the assistant commissioner, which the assistant commissioner never meant. “We have ensured religious freedom and safety of the community members across the district and we are clear about it,” Mehmood told The Express Tribune. However, on receiving the complaint, the community members have been asked for a meeting on Monday to address their concerns, he added.

Source: The Express Tribune December 15, 2017 19:07 UTC