Australia condemns beheading of Sikhs in Pak

Australian today strongly condemned the decapitation of two Sikhs by Taliban in Pakistan, saying such "violence has no place in any society."

"We (the Australian government) condemn such attacks whereever it takes place," Peter Varghese, Australian high commissioner to India, told reporters here.

"This sort of violence has no place in any society irrespective of its back ground," he said.

Two Sikhs who were kidnapped for ransom were found beheaded by the Pakistani Taliban in the country's restive tribal belt bordering Afghanistan yesterday.

Some more members of the minority community are still in the custody of the rebels.