Quick Facts
Biography
Dr. Soran Singh (died 22 April 2016) was a Pakistani Sikh doctor, TV anchor, politician and Minister of Minorities of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Before joining Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf in 2011 he was a member of Jamaat-e-Islami Pakistan for nine years. He was also member of Tehsil council, Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee and Evacuee Trust Property Board. Soran Singh also hosted programme Za Hum Pakistani Yam for three and a half years with Khyber News.
Assassination
He was gunned down in a targeted attack near his house on Friday, 22 April 2016. Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police later arrested Baldev Kumar, who orchestrated Singh's murder due to political rivalry and hired paid assassins for the purpose. Kumar belonged to the local Hindu community, and wanted to contest elections from the same party on a reserved minority seat. He developed differences with Singh when the latter was picked for the seat.