3,000 Sikhs to visit Pakistan on Baisakhi
April 4th, 2012 - 9:42 am ICT by IANS
Islamabad, April 4 (IANS) Around 3,000 Sikh devotees from India will visit Nankana Sahib, the birthplace of Guru Nanak which is now in Pakistan, to celebrate Baisakhi festival.Sikh devotees would ... Read more...
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To counter hatred, Sikh crafts replicas of global shrines
April 9th, 2011 - 11:37 am ICT by IANS
Saharanpur (Uttar Pradesh), April 9 (IANS) Shaken by the 1984 riots against his community, a 62-year-old Sikh artist has been trying to bring people of different faiths under one roof. ... Read more...
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Pakistan Gurdwara invitation for Guru Nanak Dev 541st birth anniversary
October 22nd, 2010 - 9:18 pm ICT by ANI
By Ravinder Singh RobinAmritsar, Oct. 22 (ANI): To mark the 541st Birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev, the Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Parbhandhak Committee (PSGPC) is celebrating the occasion at Guru Nanak Dev's ... Read more...
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5,000 Sikh pilgrims to reach Pakistan Sunday
April 11th, 2010 - 1:17 am ICT by IANS
Lahore, April 10 (IANS) Five thousand Sikh pilgrims are due to arrive at the Wagah border by the Samjhauta Express Sunday to visit their sacred shrines in Pakistan on the occasion of ... Read more...
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Badal seeks PM’s intervention on Pakistan-based Sikh lawyer
December 21st, 2009 - 10:28 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Dec 21 (IANS) Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal Monday urged Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to take up with Islamabad the issue of a Pakistan-based Sikh lawyer's hair being forcibly ... Read more...
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SGPC approaches Pakistan High Commission on atrocities over Sikhs and Gurdwaras
December 21st, 2009 - 9:24 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Dec 21 (ANI): A delegation of the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC), met the officials of the Pakistan High Commission here on Monday.The delegation apprised the officials about the ... Read more...
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SGPC seeks to meet Pakistan High Commissioner over attack on Pakistani Sikh advocate
December 17th, 2009 - 10:47 pm ICT by ANI
By Ravinder Singh RobinAmritsar Dec.17 (ANI) : Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC) has sought an appointment from the Pakistan High Commissioner in New Delhi to take up the case of ... Read more...
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Sikh advocate brutally beaten, forced to convert to Islam in Pakistan
November 28th, 2009 - 7:43 pm ICT by ANI
By Ravinder Singh RobinAmritsar, Nov. 28, 2009 (ANI): While India and Pakistan governments are finding out ways to resume dialogue, an incident of a Sikh being brutally beaten up and ... Read more...
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500 Indian Sikh pilgrims to observe Maharaja Ranjeet Singh’s death anniversary in Pak
June 20th, 2009 - 5:06 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore, June 20 (ANI): A group of 500 Sikh pilgrims will arrive in Lahore on Sunday by special trains to observe the death anniversary of Maharaja Ranjeet Singh from June 27-30.The pilgrims ... Read more...
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200 Sikhs leave for Pakistan for Guru Arjun Dev martyrdom anniversary
June 9th, 2009 - 2:36 pm ICT by ANI
By Ravinder Singh RobinAmritsar, June 9 (ANI): Nearly 200 Sikh pilgrims left for Pakistan on Tuesday from the Golden Temple in Amritsar to mark the 403rd martyrdom anniversary of fifth guru ... Read more...
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Operation Bluestar: Canadian Sikhs say they have moved on
June 6th, 2009 - 1:38 pm ICT by IANS
By Gurmukh Singh
Toronto, June 6 (IANS) Though they still carry the emotional trauma of the Indian Army's Operation Bluestar at the Golden Temple in Amrtisar, the Sikh community in Canada says it ... Read more...
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Sikhs in Pakistan celebrate 474th birth anniversary of Guru Ram Das
October 10th, 2008 - 3:36 pm ICT by ANI
Lahore , Oct 10 (ANI): Sikh pilgrims celebrated the 474th birth anniversary of Guru Ram Das on Thursday amid singing of the shabad, Dhan Dhan Ram Das Guru Jin Siria Tinay ... Read more...
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1,000 Sikhs leave for Pakistan to mark the 402nd death anniversary of Guru Arjun Dev
June 8th, 2008 - 1:21 pm ICT by ANI
By Ravinder Singh RobinAmritsar, June 8, (ANI): Nearly one thousand Sikh pilgrims left for Pakistan today to mark the 402nd martyrdom anniversary of fifth guru of Sikhs, Guru Arjun Dev, at ... Read more...
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‘Trade best bet for peace between India, Pakistan’
April 14th, 2008 - 3:54 pm ICT by admin
By Muhammad Najeeb
Hasanabdal (Pakistan), April 14 (IANS) Visiting pilgrims from India say trade with Pakistan can be the best bet for lasting peace between the two neighbours. "We are happy that trade ... Read more...
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Over 20,000 Sikh pilgrims attend Baisakhi Mela in Pakistan
April 14th, 2008 - 2:42 pm ICT by admin
By Muhammad Najeeb
Hasanabdal (Pakistan), April 14 (IANS) More than 20,000 pilgrims from all over the world, including 3,000 from India, participated in the annual Baisakhi Mela (spring festival) in Panja Sahib Sikh ... Read more...
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Sikhs throng Pakistan shrine for Baisakhi
April 12th, 2008 - 12:07 pm ICT by admin
By Muhammad Najeeb
Hasanabdal (Pakistan), April 12 (IANS) More than 20,000 Sikh pilgrims from all over the world, including India, have started arriving at Panja Sahib in Hasanabdal, some 60 km from Islamabad, ... Read more...
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4000 Indian Sikh pilgrims to celebrate Besakhi in Pakistan
April 11th, 2008 - 11:51 am ICT by admin
Lahore, Apr 11 (ANI): Around 4000 Indian Sikh pilgrims will cross into Pakistan through the Wagah Border today, to celebrate the Besakhi festival visiting several Gurudwaras in their neighbouring country.The Pakistan ... Read more...
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Thousands of Sikh pilgrims leave for Pakistan
November 21st, 2007 - 4:44 pm ICT by admin
By Ravinder Singh Robin
Amritsar, Nov 21 (ANI): Over three thousand Indian Sikh pilgrims left for Pakistan on Wednesday to attend the celebration of 538th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev.
The Sikh community ... Read more...
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Pak Govt makes special arrangements for Guru Nanaks birth anniversary
November 21st, 2007 - 2:31 pm ICT by admin
Islamabad, Nov 21 (ANI): Pakistani authorities have made special arrangements to commemorate the 538th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak with great zeal.
Guru Nanak Dev, the founder of the Sikh religion, was born ... Read more...
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Warm welcome for pilgrims coming to Pak for 539th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak
November 14th, 2007 - 8:21 am ICT by admin
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