Bhai Joga Singh Gurdwara Peshawar Pakistan

The historic beautiful Bhai Joga Singh Gurdwara in Peshawar Pakistan is the site of unspeakable tragedy. Earlier this week Taliban terrorists beheaded two Sikhs and sent their severed heads to this gurdwara demanding that Sikhs pay a Jizia tax which amounts to over 200K for the release for other Sikhs being held for ransom the past 6 weeks. The Taliban has been harassing 35 Sikh families for the past year or so as well as hundreds of thousands of Muslims.

i heard it on the news too. what a sad situation. my heartfelt condolences to all those victims of terrorism.

I’m so sorry to hear about the awful news. I need to watch more international news because I missed the story. It would be a wonderful world if we could all live in peace.

That is horrible. It’s so hard to understand how people can be so unbelievably cruel to others. I’m so sorry to hear this.

A tragic story indeed. The depths of cruelty desperate people will go to seems to have no bottom.

Really sad
I’m so sorry !!

What a tragedy! I send my deepest sympathies.

What a beautiful place ! It’s so sad that often these places are the scene of crimes because of fanatics !

What a perversion of a place that is meant to help bring us closer to the peace of the divine. *heartsick sigh*

So sad. Sorry to hear about this.

I was heartbroken when I heard about this on the news. you would think that by now I wouldn’t be surprised at what we as humans can do but I still can’t believe what some of us are capable of.

Oh, that is just terrible. How people can be so cruel to one another is just beyond me.

so so sorry! But we must keep hope for a better world!
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It’s truly tragic when a place of beauty and spirituality is involved in such an evil act.

There is unspeakable evil in this world- the tragedy, the mind-numbing horror of these acts rends the curtain between sacred and profane. My heart goes out to the families, to you, to those who are suffering the enormity of this awful situation.

That’s just awful, I’m sorry.

There is far too much evil and hatred in the world, I will never be able to comprehend it.

I’m so sorry for this terrible loss.

This is a truly awful situation. Kidnapping alone is horrible, but murder and blackmail are horrific. I appreciate learning about the history of this gurdwara. I will add my prayers to those of everyone mourning for the two victims of this terrible crime.

I’m sorry this is tragic, I will pray for the peaceful release of the other hostages and for those recently lost and their families.

Why can’t we be a world at peace?

Thank you for your prayers!! Would hope one day we could all live together in tolerance harmony and peace.

That is so sad to hear about this atrocity. I pray we can all learn to live together with respect.

I’m just so sorry for this tragedy. It is completely heartbreaking.

So sad, and in such a beautiful place. Now it will always be tarnished by this awful event. What a shame.

I’ve also heard about the tragedy. It’s so sad.

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I’m so sorry to hear about this very sad news.

That’s terrible news!

that is so tragic so sad to hear that!

A very tragic story indeed…

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it truly never ceases to amaze me how a person could actually do something like this.

i love the architecture in your photo.

How horrible! This situation is positively unimaginable. My heart goes out to their families– I am so very sorry for their loss.

My prayers are with the families.

Very tragic.

I cannot understand how a human being can justify cruelty without a thought.

oh my lord.that is horrible