The World Sikh Parliament (WSP) said in a written statement issued yesterday that it followed up its recent written submissions to the UN High Commissioner on Human Rights with a series of important initiatives this week, aimed at raising the profile of key Sikh human rights concerns.
Amidst easing tension Officials from India and Pakistan met Thursday amid easing tensions to discuss opening a visa-free border crossing to allow pilgrims to easily visit a Sikh shrine just inside Pakistan.
The officials of India and Pakistan held a meeting at Wagah-Attari crossing point between East and West Punjab. The meeting was held on East Punjab side. A joint statement was issued after the meeting.
Amid ongoing speculations in Indian media over the number of people killed in the Balakot air strikes by the Indian Air Force, Indian Air Chief Marshal B.S. Dhanoa on Monday said the IAF does not count human casualties and said that statement (on casualties at Balakot) will be made by the government.
In contrast to Indian army officials' claims that India is capable of two front war, Punjab Chief Minister today asserted that neither India nor Pakistan could afford a full-scale war.
China today welcomed the “goodwill signal” by the Pakistan side responding to reports of Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s announcement that the captured Indian Air Force pilot Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman would be released as a gesture of peace.
Indian government has reportedly said that it was open for talks on the Kartarpur Corridor issue that are scheduled for March 13 and receive the delegation from Pakistan.
As war clouds are hovering over India and Pakistan following air strikes on each other’s territory, the Dal Khalsa has called upon the United Nations to intervene to end hostilities between both the nuclear countries as the entire region is under threat.
The National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) has begun the process of demarcating the land for building a road for Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib Corridor.
Hours after an aerial clash between Indian and Pakistani air forces along the Line of Control, Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan today said the “sole purpose” to carry out strikes across LoC was to tell India that “if they can come here, we can go there too”.
India's Foreign Ministry has confirmed that one of their pilots is missing, after Pakistan claimed to have captured two Indian pilots.
Reports in Pakistani media say that the Pakistani Air Force shot down two Indian fighter planes. The claim is not yet confirmed by the Indian side but reports in Indian media do mention "crash" of an Indian Airforce Plane in Budhgam area of Jammu and Kashmir.
As per media reports Pakistani fighter jets crossed LoC and entered into Indian Occupied Kashmir's air space on Wednesday, 27 February. A report in The Quint notes that the Pak jets dropped bombs on the way out.
Punjab government has put its border districts on high alert in the wake of the Indian Air Force (IAF)'s intrusion into Pakistan Occupied territory of Kashmir across the Line of Control.
Indian government has said that it carried out a “non-military preemptive action specifically targeted at a Jaish-e-Mohammed camp” in Balakot.
Pakistan armed forces spokesperson Major General Asif Ghafoor has claimed that Indian aircraft intruded from Muzzafarabad sector and dropped a payload near Balakot. He added that “facing timely and effective response from Pakistan Air Force” Indian aircrafts returned soon.
Sikh Siyasat Editor Parmjeet Singh talked to analyst and author Bhai Ajmer Singh about situation in Kashmir after Pulwama incident of 14 February, 2019.
Condemning the mob mentality of right wing pseudo patriots, who are harassing and targeting innocent Kashmiris particularly students in UP, Haryana and other parts with vengeance, the Dal Khalsa leaders warned them not to play with fire as it would have far reaching consequences.
He Strongly repeated Pakistan's stand " If war starts Pakistan will have no other solution the retaliation If India Attacks Pakistan will retaliate," he said
Commenting on yesterday's Pulwama attack in which more than forty CRPF personnel were killed, the Dal Khalsa said the loss of human lives is always regrettable, whether it is of the security forces or that of a militant or even an ordinary person.
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