ISLAMABAD: Mino­ri­­ty Member of the National Assembly (MNA) Isphan­yar Bhandara on Monday visited the Sikh community in Swat to express condolences and solidarity following the recent murder of Sewadar Jagannath Singh and his wife at a gurdwara in Mardan.

Sikh Sangats from the districts of Mardan, Buner and Swat gathered at Gurdwara Singh Sabha in Mingora, where Mr Bha­­ndara met community representatives and conveyed his sympathies to the bereaved families and the wider Sikh community.

Addressing the gathering, Mr Bhandara reaffir­med the longstanding relationship between the Bhan­dara family and Paki­stan’s Sikh community, assuring members that their concerns would be raised at all appropriate forums.

He said the matter would be taken up in the National Assembly as well as the Parliamentary Minority Caucus.

He also called for enha­nced security at places of worship, stronger community policing, and impro­ved screening and periodic psychological evaluation of law enforcement personnel to strengthen professionalism.

Published in Dawn, June 30th, 2026