The killing of Paramjit Singh Panjwar, Pakistan-based chief of Khalistan Commando Force’s (KCF), on May 6, was carried out in a manner similar to the murder of his rival Harmeet Singh “PHD” of the Khalistan Liberation Force (KLF) that took place in Lahore over three years ago.
In the early hours of May 6, accompanied by two armed guards, Panjwar was taking a walk in a park inside Sun Flower Housing Society in Lahore’s Johar Town when the two assailants struck. One of them shot him in the head, fled towards the complex’s entrance gate, and then drove off on a motorcycle along with his accomplice.
On January 27, 2020, the KLF’s Harmeet Singh was also gunned down close to Dera Chahal gurdwara located on the outskirts of Lahore. Indian security agencies suspected that his murder was the fallout of an ongoing rivalry between Pakistan-based pro-Khalistan groups led by him, Khalistan Zindabad Force’s Ranjit Singh Neeta, and Panjwar, for control over drug money.
