Pakistan: Khalistani 'terrorist' Paramjit Singh Panjwar shot dead by unidentified gunmen in Lahore

Paramjit Singh Panjwar shot dead in Lahore

Lahore/Chandigarh, May 6 (PTI) Wanted Khalistani terrorist Paramjit Singh Panjwar was shot dead by unidentified gunmen while he was out for a morning walk on Saturday near his residence in Lahore, the provincial capital of Pakistan's Punjab province, police said.

Panjwar, 63, was heading the Khalistan Commando Force-Panjwar group and was designated as a terrorist by India under the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act in July 2020.

"The gunmen shot (Panjwar) Singh in his head and he was pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital," a senior officer of Pakistan's Punjab police told PTI, adding his guard was also injured in the shooting and succumbed later in the day.