Category: Asia
Sikh body Demands Implementation of Minorities Act in JK
:dateline:Instead of Jammu and Kashmir government's intention to form a new minority commission, a Sikh body on Sunday demanded the extension of current National Commission for Minority Act 1992 in the state.
In a statement All Parties...
Hasan Abdal in Pakistan Given Holy City Status After Gurdwara Panja Sahib
:dateline:A delegation of Indian lawyers, who visited Pakistan, today said the neighboring country has decided to declare the town of Hasan Abdal, near Rawalpindi, as a "holy city" since it houses the Gurudwara of...
Pakistan Honours the Martydom of Shaheed Bhagat Singh
:dateline: Pakistani authorities have renamed a roundabout in the eastern city of Lahore after freedom fighter Shaheed Bhagat Singh to acknowledge his revolutionary spirit and his role in the movement against the erstwhile...
SOPW Launch Prisoners’ Children’s Education Appeal
:dateline:Over the next two months, many schools, colleges, and universities will be admitting millions of students across India into their grounds. This is usually a time where families are feverishly buying books,...
Daring Afghani Sikh Killed by Taliban Suicide Attack
:dateline:News of Bhai Pritpal Singh Pal’s death has shocked the entire Sikh community of Afghanistan. Bhai Pal, an Afghani leader of the Sikhs was killed this past Saturday on July 14 in...
Sikh man deported to Afghanistan returned to UK
A Sikh man who was jailed in Kabul for "falsely claiming" to be an Afghan when he was deported from the UK, and says he was bullied and tricked into making a...
Maharaja Ranjit Singh’s Ancestral Haveli Converted To Garbage Dump
:dateline: Pakistan government has converted a portion of Sher e Punjab Maharaja Ranjit Singh's ancestral haveli as a garbage dump in Gujaranwala , Pakistan, informed historian Surinder Kochhar who have occasionally...
Maldives Kirpan Ban
A newly wed Sikh couple from UK recently went to Maldives for vacation. Upon arrival they discovered Maldives had a policy against the Kirpan. The couple were very distressed as their Kirpans were seized from them...
