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2 Hindu pilgrims killed in Pakistan

Islamabad : Two Pakistani Hindus were killed on Monday and seven injured when robbers fired at a party of Indian and Pakistani pilgrims near Sukkar in Pakistan's southern Sindh province.

Reports reaching here said a convoy of 20 vehicles, carrying a large number of Hindu pilgrims, including 40 from India, came under fire by three gunmen on the road. The dead and injured were from Pakistan and the Indian pilgrims escaped unhurt, the reports said. — PTI

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