India News: AMRITSAR: Reacting to TOI’s report on threat to the lives of Sikhs of Lahore and Nankana Sahib in Pakistan , Pakistani Sikh leadership admitted that t.
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An audio message alerting the Sikhs has surfaced
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 Sahib, the birthplace of Sikh’s first master Guru Nanak Dev were asked to submit their credentials with Pakistan’s Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB).
Confirming the same, Ranjit Singh, Granthi of Gurdwara Guru Ramdas Ji, Chuna Mani, Lahore sent out a voice message alerting the Sikhs to remain vigilant and not stay out of their homes late at night.
Updated Apr 14, 2021 | 15:18 IST
The 437 Sikh pilgrims, who were granted permission to visit Pakistan on the occasion of Baisakhi, are safe. Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee secretary Mohinder Singh | Photo Credit: ANI
Islamabad: The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee secretary Mohinder Singh on Wednesday said that a group of Sikh pilgrims, that was made to stay at Gurdwara Dera Sahib in Pakistan for six hours, was safely escorted to Gurdwara Panja Sahib.
Due to the arrest of Tehreek-i-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) chief Saad Hussain Rizvi, riots had broken out in several parts of Pakistan. Rizvi was demanding that the French ambassador be sent home over alleged blasphemous caricatures published in Paris. His arrest led to the death of three people in the violence that ensued.