Akal Takht condemns beaheading of Sikhs in Pakistan

Condemning the incident of beheading of Sikhs in Pakistan, the Akal Takht, top Sikh religious body on Sunday urged Indian government to take up the matter with Islamabad. Jaspal Singh and Mahan Singh, both businessmen, were kidnapped from Tira Valley, in Khyber agency, and Darra Adamkheil, in Orakzai agency, on January 19 and held for ransom. According to security sources, Jaspal and Mahan were reportedly told to convert to Islam or face death.