Unidentified gunmen stormed Gurdwara Karte Parwan in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Saturday morning as per multiple reports emerging from Kabul. Afghanistan-origin Sikhs living in Delhi, said they have received calls from Gurnam Singh, president of Gurdwara Karte Parwan, informing them about the attack.
According to The Tribune, the attack is suspected to have been carried out by from ISIS Khurasan
Puneet Singh Chandhok, president of the Indian World Forum, said Gurnam Singh had informed that the terrorists had launched a major attack. He called for the immediate repatriation of minorities from Afghanistan
On 27th May 2022 I had forwarded the plea of #Afghan minorities to @MEAIndia & @HMOIndia for processing of pending e-visa since last one year for 150 #Hindus & #Sikhs still in #Kabul.At multiple occasions raised concerns and still the e-visa is awaited.I pray that all survive. pic.twitter.com/MtOGZ0lr9m
— Puneet Singh Chandhok (@PSCINDIAN) June 18, 2022
BJP MLA Manjinder Singh Sirsa has said that he spoke to Singh who informed him that the incident occurred at 6 am local time when a granthi was going inside the gurdawara for morning 'parkash' of the Guru Granth Sahib. 'Parkash' is the first prayer in any gurdwara.
As per The Indian Express, Singh also added that casualties are suspected owing to the incident. There are nearly 150 Afghan Sikhs who are still in the country.
Breaking: Gurdwara Karte Parwan in Kabul, Afghanistan attacked by terrorists early morning today. Multiple blasts reported at Gurdwara Sahib premises. Had a talk with Gurnam Singh, President of Gurdwara Karte Parwan. He pleaded for global support for Sikhs in Afghanistan@ANI pic.twitter.com/bnYPMciyI3
— Manjinder Singh Sirsa (@mssirsa) June 18, 2022
This is a breaking story, more details are awaited.
With inputs from agencies
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