Demand for recounting Gurdwaras surfaces after ETPB s claim of only 105 Gurdwaras in Pakistan sikh24.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from sikh24.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
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.
Katas Raj temple to be handed over to evacuee board
Supreme Court has passed the order SAMAA | Zulqarnain Iqbal - Posted: Feb 15, 2021 | Last Updated: 1 month ago SAMAA | Zulqarnain Iqbal Posted: Feb 15, 2021 | Last Updated: 1 month ago
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The Supreme Court has ordered the Punjab government to hand over the control of Katas Raj temple to the Evacuee Trust Property Board.
The court has given Punjab two weeks to implement the order. It was hearing a case on the rights of minorities in Pakistan.
The bench expressed its anger at the Punjab chief secretary for not appearing in the case. “The chief secretary has neither come himself nor has he implemented court orders,” Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed remarked.
Hindu Council slams smear campaign against Dr Ramesh
National
February 13, 2021
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Hindu Council (PHC) has reacted to ongoing character assassination campaign against its Patron-in-chief Dr Ramesh Kumar Vankwani and hinted to take legal action against people portraying themselves as minority representatives at the behest of the Evacuee Trust Properties Board (ETPB).
In a statement issued on Friday, the council said the patriotic Hindu community across the country values the selfless contributions of Dr Vankwani to ensure the protection of holy places. The problems of the non-Muslim minority community in Pakistan are directly related to the incompetence of the ETPB, the statement said.
Hindu shrines and revered sites in Pakistan
Hindu shrines and revered sites in Pakistan
It would be futile to calculate and arrive at the number of Hindu temples, shrines and revered sites that existed as on partition in areas that became Pakistan compared to how many of them are now remaining or existing. Many a time, the Pakistani Government and various Government agencies are making tall but hollow claims about providing security to whatever number is now left of such ancient revered shrines and sites of Hindus. On the contrary, day in and day out, there are reports corroborated even by various Human Rights Bodies in Pakistan that there is a systematic campaign in force to vandalise and demolish Hindu temples. Just last year , there were three major such incidents – in Khyber Pakhtunwa, in Karak and in Lyari area the famous ancient Hanuman temple . Targeting Hindu temples consistently has been there in Pakistan thus human rights violations taking place blatantly.