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.
Sikhs in Pakistan on verge of becoming extinct minority group
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Sikh pilgrims stranded in Lahore on Baisakhi amid clashes in Pakistan Surjit Singh © Provided by Hindustan Times Gurdwara Dera Sahib Shaheedi Asthan Sree Guru Arjan Dev Jee at Lahore, where the Sikh jatha has been put up under tight security. (HT Photo)
Protests and road blockades across Pakistan following the arrest of a far right leader, Saad Hussain Rizvi, on Monday have left 818 Sikh pilgrims headed for Gurdwara Panja Sahib on the occasion of Baisakhi stranded en route.
The jatha, which was accommodated at Gurdwara Dera Sahib in Lahore on Monday night, has not been able to proceed to Hasan Abdal, where the historic gurdwara is located, in view of the tension in Pakistan.