Khalistan leaders shot dead: Canada blames India, Pakistan says ‘regular killing'
Hardeep Singh Nijjar's death on ‘Canadian soil’ and alleged that there is “credible allegations" that Indian Government agents were linked to the 18 June slaying. Notably, in May this year, another Khalistan extremist was also killed in a foreign land- Pakistan- a killing that seemed similar to Nijjar's murder. Let's take a look In May 2023, Khalistan Commando Force (KCF) chief Paramjit Singh Panjwar was shot dead by unrecognised assailants in Pakistan's Lahore.
Reports had said, Panjwar's, one of the most wanted terrorist, was pumped with bullets fired from a 30 calibre pistol as he took his morning constitutional at Johar Town in Lahore along with his gunman. In June 2023, Hardeep Singh Nijjar, the chief of Khalistan Tiger Force (KTF), was gunned down on the grounds of the Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara temple. All these killings happened after a radical pro-Khalistan separatist leader Amritpal Singh Sandhu was arrested in India's Moga, Punjab and sent to Assam jail under NSA.
Amritpal Singh's arrest had also triggered unrest and violence unleashed upon several Indian consulates in UK's London, US' San Francisco, and Canada. India has repeatedly condemned the Pro-Khalistan activities that were unleashed on Indian consulates in foreign soil. However, it is the turning of tables on international relations that might have backfired as terrorists harming India's peace have been killed in foreign soil.
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