New Delhi, May 8 -- Pakistan launched a targeted attack on Sikh community in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) on Wednesday, hitting a gurudwara and homes of Sikhs in Poonch, said Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri on Thursday.

In the attack, three civilians were killed.

Speaking during a Ministry of External Affairs' Thursday press briefing on 'Operation Sindoor' in New Delhi, Misri said: "In fact contrary to what Pakistan is claiming, yesterday Pakistan launched a targeted attack on the Sikh community in Jammu and Kashmir, hitting gurudwara in Poonch and homes of Sikh community members and we know that at least three individuals were killed in that particular attack..."

"Since yesterday, a total 16 civilians have been killed and 59 others h...