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SGPC seeks fresh count of Gurdwaras in Pakistan
Tue, Feb 16 2021 09:55:17 AM
By Ravinder Singh Robin
New Delhi, Feb 16 (IANS): The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) has sought a fresh count of the number of Gurdwaras in Pakistan following a controversy.
The SGPC Sikh s single largest representative body in the world, has asked the Pakistan government to conduct a fresh count of Gurdwaras to bring an end to the confusion created by Pakistan s Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB) and the ruling party s Member National Assembly (MNA) Ramesh Kumar Vankwani.
Talking to the media, spokesperson of ETPB, Aamir Hashmi said there were 105 Gurdwaras in Pakistan out of which 18 were functional while the other Gurdwaras were involved in some or other kind of litigation and were closed.
AMRITSAR: Pakistan’s Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB) has triggered a new controversy after it claimed that there are only 105 gurdwaras in the country as against a reported number of around 300 gurdwara’s including historical ones.
While claiming that ETPB had undertaken various developmental works of gurdwaras and temples in Pakistan, ETPB spokesperson Amir Hashmi told TOI on Wednesday that there were a total of 105 gurdwaras in Pakistan.
“Eighteen gurdwaras are open and functional under the control of ETPB while eighty-seven gurdwaras are closed since they are involved in different kinds of litigation in various courts of Pakistan ” said the spokesperson.