Tag: Sikhs in Pakistan

The new members of the Pakistan Singh Gurudwara Parbhandak Committee (PSGPC) have raised concerns among a section of Pakistani Sikhs and the Indian government.The Pakistan government has notified 13 PSGPC members, with three being official representatives, including the Chairman of the Evacuee Trust Property Board, the Senior Joint Secretary ...

New Delhi: Cross-border religious events not only give an opportunity to share cultural beliefs, rites, traditions, religious ceremonies and practices with the people of other religions but also brings the communities and the countries together. But, if the function is being held in the traditional rival country, Pakistan, the ...

In India, Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) President Sukhbir Singh Badal strongly condemned this incident. He has appealed to External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar to talk to the Pakistan government on the issue of security of Sikhs in the neighboring country. On the other hand, Punjab CM Bhagwant Mann condemned ...

New Delhi: Pakistan’s Peshawar High Court has directed the Sikhs living in the country to possess a renewable license for wearing kirpan in the court and government departments, a move which has evoked sharp criticism from the Sikh community across the world. India's Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) has ...

New Delhi: Sikhs in Pakistan are panicky after they were told to furnish details of their residence, contact number and other information to the local police in order to make security arrangements for them. Zee Media accessed an audio message which reveals that the Sikhs of Lahore and Nankana ...

Why Pakistani State ‘Can’t Trust’ SikhsOn the first anniversary of the Kartarpur Gurdwara, the government decided to take the management control of the shrine from Pakistan Sikh Gurwara Parbandhak Committee (the equivalent of India’s Shiromini Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee). The government organ under which PSGPC works, that is, Evacuee Trust ...