The Government of India has denied permission to a Sikh jatha to Pakistan for Yatra of Gurdwara Nankana Sahib to mark 100th anniversary of Saka Nankana Sahib. Nankana Sahib is Parkash Asthan of Guru Nanak Ji, first Guru of Sikhs.
Imran Chishti, the man accused of organizing a protest outside the Gurdwara Janam Asthan in Nankana Sahib and seen in video footage threatening Sikhs, was on Sunday arrested by police in West Punjab.
Strongly condemning the hooliganism at Nankana Sahib, Dal Khalsa urged Pak Prime Minister Imran Khan to take an official stand on the unfortunate incident that has severely hurt millions of followers of Guru Nanak.
The incident of stone pelting at Gurdwara Nankana Sahib in Pakistan has concerned Sikhs residing all across the globe. The BC Sikh Gurdwaras Council and Ontario Gurdwaras Committee has issued a written statement expressing their concerns and demanding strict action against those responsible for the situation.
The World Sikh Organization of Canada condemns the attack on Gurdwara Janam Asthan, Sri Nankana Sahib in Pakistan, today. Gurdwara Janam Asthan is the birth place of Guru Nanak Ji.
On Friday (Jan. 3) a group of local Muslims pelted stones at Gurdwara Nankana Sahib premises. They were reportedly led by the family members of a boy whose marriage with a Sikh girl had triggered controversy few months back.
As per reports emanating from Nankana Sahib in West Punjab, a number of people today pleted stones at Gurdwara Nankana Sahib. Local sources told Sikh Siyasat News (SSN) that this Muslim mob was led by family members of a Muslim boy whose marriage with a Sikh girl had triggered controversy few months back.
The Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Prabhandak Committee (PSGPC) and Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB) inaugurated an administrative board and laser fountain at Gurdwara Janam Asthan, Nankana Sahib in Pakistan.