Sikhs in Pakistan on verge of becoming extinct minority group
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Aattri: Sikhs who attended the ground breaking ceremony of the Kartarpur Corridor in Pakistan return back to India via Wagha-Attari border, in Punjab on Nov 30, 2018. . Image Source: IANS News
New Delhi/Islamabad, May 3 : In 2019, Pakistan claimed positive global attention when it opened the Sikh gurdwara at Kartarpur to pilgrims from India. But the reality is that the Sikh community in Pakistan faces persistent discrimination. Pakistani Sikhs, who mainly live in the country s restive northwest, are a community that lives in fear.
The 500-year-old religion was founded in Nankana Sahib, the birthplace of Sikh guru, Guru Nanak Dev, and is now part of Pakistan.
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