Tag: Sikh

  • Sikh hakeem shot dead in Peshawar

    Sikh hakeem shot dead in Peshawar

    Unidentified men shot down a Sikh hakeem near Charsadda Bus Stand on Thursday, Dawn reported.

    The police identified the deceased as hakeem Satnam Singh who was murdered in his clinic in the limits of Faqirabad police station.

    A police official told Dawn that unknown attackers opened fire on Satnam Singh and escaped the scene.

    A brother of the victim told the local police that Satnam Singh had gone from his home in Mohallah Jogan Shah to his clinic where he was murdered. He said that he had no enmity with anyone.

    Faqirabad SHO Ejaz Nabi said that an investigation is underway. He said it was not clear at this moment whether this was a case of targeted killing or had some other motive.

    Chief Minister Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Mahmood Khan strongly condemned the murder of the Sikh hakeem.

    CM Khan asked the city police to immediately find and arrest the criminals. He also condoled with the victim’s family and said the killers would be behind bars soon.

  • UN Secretary-General appreciates Pakistan’s peace efforts

    UN Secretary-General António Guterres visited Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur and the Kartarpur Corridor on Tuesday during his four-day visit to Pakistan. Minister of Religious Affairs Pir Noorul Haq Qadri accompanied the him on the Kartarpur visit.

    Mr. Guterres took to twitter to appreciate Pakistan’s efforts for peace and inter-faith harmony.

    UN Secretary-General António Guterres at Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur

    “This is the best symbol that we can give for a world in peace and for a world in which there is mutual respect and there is the acceptance of what is different. Recognising diversity is a blessing, is a richness…not a threat. When we see in so many parts of the world fighting in the name of religion, it is necessary to say that religions unite us for peace and the best symbol is this [Kartarpur] shrine,” said UN Secretary-General António Guterres.

    Earlier, the UN Secretary-General visited Lahore and administered polio drops to children in a local school.

  • Sheheryar Munawar visits Nankana Sahib with ‘brother from another mother’

    Sheheryar Munawar visits Nankana Sahib with ‘brother from another mother’

    The historic opening of the Kartarpur Corridor has thrusted Pakistan’s Sikh heritage and culture into the spotlight, as a result of which, more and more people are attracted towards these places.

    Sheheryar Munawar recently took a trip to Nankana Sahib, one of the Sikh religion’s holiest sites, and he was blown away with the experience.

    Taking to Instagram, Sheheryar shared a few photos from his trip and wrote, “My brother from another mother, Karan Singh is visiting us from London and wanted to pay his respects at Nankana Sahib.”

    Sheheryar shared that he left early morning from Lahore for Nankana where he and his friends were “welcomed with such warmth by the management there.” He said that they spent about two hours there “soaking in the beauty, spirituality, and history of this magnificent place.”

    Concluding his experience, Sheheryar said that he felt very content with his visit.

    “In a region where we have seen extreme polarisation of ideologies and the use of “hate” as a political tool, it is very reassuring to know that my country and her people are one that appreciate and cherish diversity. Just as we stepped out of the premises, in that very moment, my heart was as content as the smile on my brother Karan’s face.”

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  • KP govt inaugurates IT lab at Guru Nanak School Peshawar

    KP govt inaugurates IT lab at Guru Nanak School Peshawar

    The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) government has inaugurated an IT lab at the Baba Guru Nanak School of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math in Peshawar in an attempt to make Sikh students more tech-savvy, Samaa reported.

    According to the details, the lab was inaugurated by Special Assistant to the KP Chief Minister on Science and Information Technology Kamran Bhangash and Adviser to the KP Chief Minister on Education Ziaullah Bangash.

    Kamran Bangash said, “Students here will be taught early-age programming, early-age robotics, and early-age stemming”.

    The classes at the lab have commenced on Monday, November 18. The students are initially being taught the basics of using a computer.

    “We have learned how cartoons and films are made and how dance parties are shot,” said a student of the institute. “We have also learned how to use different softwares.”

    A cake celebrating the 550th birthday of Sikh spiritual leader, Baba Guru Nanak, was also cut at the inauguration. Kamran said that the lab was a gift from the KP government to the Sikhs on this occasion.

  • Kartarpur Corridor is ready to welcome Sikh pilgrims

    Kartarpur Corridor is ready to welcome Sikh pilgrims

    Kartarpur is ready to welcome Sikh pilgrims.

    The renovation of the world’s largest Sikh shrine and the construction of Kartarpur Corridor project has been completed. Prime Minister Imran Khan will formally inaugurate the corridor on November 9.

    The official Twitter handle of PM Imran shared night time pictures of the shrine and its surroundings and the results look brilliant.

    PM also waived off the condition of passport for Sikh pilgrims to provide maximum facilities to them on the occasion of Baba Guru Nanak’s 550th birthday.

    A 150 feet high Pakistan flag has been hoisted near the immigration center. The building is painted in white and the finishing has been done in gold.

     Buses will be ready to receive Indian guests from the border. Scanners for checking luggage have also been installed at the gates of Gurdwara Sahib.

    The Kartapur Corridor project will also have a tent village to provide to 10,000 pilgrims and the Mehman Khana to facilitate over 700 pilgrims if they want to stay the night. For the facilitation of pilgrims, a medical emergency center and kiosk area have also been constructed.