Pak: Rescued Sikh injured in shootout

One of the two abducted Sikhs rescued during an army operation in Pakistan's Taliban-infested tribal belt was injured in a shootout between security forces and militants, according to the Pakistan military.

Surjeet Singh and Gurvinder Singh, who were abducted for ransom by Taliban over 40 days ago in the tribal belt, were freed on Monday during an operation mounted by the army in an area located along the boundary of Khyber and Aurakzai tribal regions in Pakistan.

While Gurvinder was reunited with his family in Peshawar on Monday, Surjeet was admitted to a military hospital and underwent surgery for injuries sustained during the army operation.

Chief Pakistan military spokesman Maj Gen Athar Abbas told the media that one of the Sikhs was injured during the military action, during which 'several militants' were killed.

Ram Singh, the elder brother of Surjeet, said doctors at the Combined Military Hospital had conducted a successful operation and removed two bullets from his brother's body. He said his brother was in a stable condition.