LAHORE:Federal Minister for Anti-Narcotics Ijaz Ahmad Shah said on Sunday
that establishment of Baba Guru Nanak University at Nankana Sahib would bring about an educational revolution in the region.
Addressing the central ceremony of 100-year celebrations of Sikh Religious festival Saka at Nanakana Sahib, he said the construction work of the university would soon be completed while vice-chancellor of the university had already been appointed.
He said that separate departments for Punjabi and Khalisapan would be made in the university, adding that no donation was being taken in the name of university from anyone and all funds would be spent by the Pakistan government.
Saka Nankana Sahib s centenary marked in Pak, local Sikhs miss their community from eastern Punjab
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Recounting tragedy at Nankana Sahib
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2 The historic jand tree to which innocent men, women and children were tied and burnt by pouring kerosene by mercenaries hired by the mahant of Nankana Sahib.
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Sikh shrines have played a vital role in shaping the course of events of the 550-year-old history of the Sikhs and in the development of the Sikh religious tradition. Guru Nanak, founder of the Sikh religion, established the twin institutions of sangat and pangat where all could partake of food from the Guru’s kitchen, sitting in one line without any distinction of caste and class. Earlier, these gurdwaras were managed by pious men, who following the advice of Guru Nanak did not look upon offerings as their personal property.