MHA denies permission to 600 Sikh pilgrims planning to visit Pakistan; cites security, COVID situation there
India
Updated: Thursday, February 18, 2021, 0:49 [IST]
New Delhi, Feb 17: The Union Home Ministry Thursday denied permission to 600 Sikh pilgrims intending to visit gurdwaras in Pakistan citing the security and COVID-19 situation in that country, officials said.
In a communication to the Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee (SGPC), the home ministry said that the security situation in Pakistan continues to be adverse and there is a threat to Indian citizens in that country.
Besides, the COVID-19 pandemic has affected five lakh people in Pakistan and 10,000 people lost their lives due to the disease.
Pakistan court sentences three to two years of jail for vandalising Gurdwara Nankana Sahib Updated Jan 13, 2021 | 00:04 IST
Gurdwara Nankana Sahib, also known as Gurdwara Janam Asthan, is a site near Lahore where the first Guru of Sikhs, Guru Nanak, was born. Representational Image | Photo Credit: PTI
Lahore: A Pakistani Anti-Terrorism Court on Tuesday handed down up to two years imprisonment to three men for vandalising Gurdwara Nankana Sahib in the country s Punjab province.
Gurdwara Nankana Sahib, also known as Gurdwara Janam Asthan, is a site near Lahore where the first Guru of Sikhs, Guru Nanak, was born.
In January 2020, a violent mob attacked the Gurdwara and pelted stones in the name of religion and threatened to destroy the minorities worship place (Gurdwara Janamasthan) to build Ghulaman-e-Mustafa shrine there.