Nankana Sahib

India Denies Permission to Sikh Jatha to visit Nankana Sahib on 100th Anniversary of Saka Nankana Sahib

Health Condition of Dal Khalsa’s Founding Member Bhai Gajinder Singh Deteriorates

Imran Chishti, Man Behind Stone Pelting on Gurdwara Nankana Sahib, Arrested

Nankana Sahib Incident: Dal Khalsa Urges PM Imran Khan to ‘Clear the Air and Nip the Evil in the Bud’

Nankana Sahib Incident: Statement of BC Gurdwaras Council and Ontario Gurdwaras Committee

WSO Condemns Attack on Gurdwara Janam Asthan- Nankana Sahib; Urges Pak Government to Act

Latest Update From Nankana Sahib After Stone Pelting Incident

Mob Attacks Gurdwara Nankana Sahib; Pak Govt. Need to Take Strong and Prompt Action

Admin Block and Laser Fountain Inaugurated at Gurdwara Nankana Sahib

DSGMC chief Sirsa, Pak Sikh leader Chawla shake hands at Nankana Sahib; photo goes viral

Pakistan grants visas to 504 Sikhs for nagar kirtan to be taken out from Nankana Sahib

Yatra to Nankana Sahib on Parkash Gurpurab: SGPC Tells Sikh Yatris to Submit Passports by August 6

Nankana Sahib Yatra on Parkash Gurpurb: SGPC tells Sikh sangat to submit passports before Aug. 31

Nankana Sahib Yatra: Sikh devotees required to submit passports before 25 August

Sikh girl from Nankana Sahib among toppers in Class X exam in Pakistan

Hold Sarbat Khalsa at Nankana Sahib on Nanakshahi Calendar issue: Sarna

Sikhs in Pakistan remember Sant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale

Pakistan: Four suspects held near Nankana Sahib

Sikh news from Pakistan – Memorial erected for Saka Nankana Sahib Sikh martyrs

Pak Sikhs observed anniversary of Saka Nankana Sahib

Two Sikh Yatris died at Nankana Sahib; Bodies handed over to BSF at Wagha; SGPC, DSGMC to start prior medical checkups

Sikhs from various countries arrive in Pakistan; Massive arrangements in wake if Gurpurb celebrations

More than 2000 Sikh yaris left Nankana Sahib in 3 special trains

Pilgrim visas to Nankana Sahib denied to 379 applicants by Pak authorities

Tight security arrangements in Pakistan for Sikh Yatris

Sikh Jatha to leave for Pakistan on 15 Nov. to observe Parkash Gurpurb of Guru Nanak Ji

Martyrdom day of Saka Nanakana Sahib Shaheeds observed by Sikhs in Pakistan

Holy City status for Nankana Sahib

Nankana Sahib

Sikh Jathas to Pakistan: Permission Restored, But With Heavy Restrictions

October 3, 2025

The Government of India has decided to allow Sikh jathas to visit Nankana Sahib and other historic Gurdwaras in Pakistan on the occasion of the Parkash Gurpurab of Guru Nanak Dev Ji, scheduled from November 4 to 13, 2025, after having imposed a ban on such travel last month.

Ban on Sikh Jatha to Nankana Sahib: Sikh Committee Urges U.S. Lawmakers to Take Notice

September 27, 2025

The American Sikh Caucus Committee has voiced strong opposition to the Government of India’s decision to prevent Sikh pilgrims from traveling to Nankana Sahib in Pakistan for the 556th Parkash Gurpurab of Guru Nanak Dev Ji, the founder of Sikhism.

Sikh Jatha to Pak: SGPC Calls for Passports by Aug 4

July 18, 2025

Although travel between India and Pakistan remains suspended, the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) has started preparations to send a Sikh pilgrims’ jatha (delegation) to Pakistan on the occasion of Guru Nanak Dev Ji’s Parkash Purab.

Analyzing What the India-Pakistan Clash Means for Punjab, Sikhs & South Asia

May 23, 2025

Punjab and Kashmir—on both sides of the India-Pakistan border and the Line of Control—became battlegrounds during the recent clashes between the two nuclear-armed South Asian rivals Pakistan has claimed that the Indian Army launched a missile targeting Nankana Sahib, which, according to them, was successfully intercepted by Pakistani forces.

Antim Ardas Held in Amritsar for Slain Exiled Sikh Leader Bhai Mehal Singh Babbar

April 5, 2025

Bhai Mehal Singh Babbar, a prominent figure in the Sikh struggle of the 1980s and 1990s, passed away on March 24, 2025, at Nankana Sahib in Pakistan, where he had been living in exile. Formerly an officer in the Indian Air Force, Bhai Mehal Singh left his position in the 1980s to join the Sikh movement. He spent his final years in Nankana Sahib, where he breathed his last.

India Denies Permission to Sikh Jatha to visit Nankana Sahib on 100th Anniversary of Saka Nankana Sahib

February 17, 2021

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.

Health Condition of Dal Khalsa’s Founding Member Bhai Gajinder Singh Deteriorates

July 20, 2020

Health condition of Dal Khalsa's founding member Bhai Gajinder Singh has reportedly deteriorated. In a Facebook post Bhai Gajinder Singh wrote few days back that he could not welcome the month of Sawan in a usual manner due to health complications.

Imran Chishti, Man Behind Stone Pelting on Gurdwara Nankana Sahib, Arrested

January 6, 2020

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.

Nankana Sahib Incident: Dal Khalsa Urges PM Imran Khan to ‘Clear the Air and Nip the Evil in the Bud’

January 6, 2020

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.

Nankana Sahib Incident: Statement of BC Gurdwaras Council and Ontario Gurdwaras Committee

January 5, 2020

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.

WSO Condemns Attack on Gurdwara Janam Asthan- Nankana Sahib; Urges Pak Government to Act

January 4, 2020

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.

Latest Update From Nankana Sahib After Stone Pelting Incident

January 4, 2020

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.

Mob Attacks Gurdwara Nankana Sahib; Pak Govt. Need to Take Strong and Prompt Action

January 3, 2020

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.

Admin Block and Laser Fountain Inaugurated at Gurdwara Nankana Sahib

October 11, 2019

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.

DSGMC chief Sirsa, Pak Sikh leader Chawla shake hands at Nankana Sahib; photo goes viral

July 30, 2019

AMRITSAR: In a significant development, the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (DSGMC) president Manjinder Singh Sirsa and Pakistan based Sikh leader Gopal Singh Chawla who openly favours idea of sovereign Sikh state called ‘Khalistan’, on Tuesday shook hands at Nankana Sahib in Pakistan. The picture of handshaking has gone viral on social media and inviting […]

Pakistan grants visas to 504 Sikhs for nagar kirtan to be taken out from Nankana Sahib

July 26, 2019

AMRITSAR: Carrying on its lenient attitude toward the Sikhs, Pakistan government on Friday gave the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) formal permission to take out nagar kirtan from Nankana Sahib on August 1 to celebrate 550th parkash gurpurb of Guru Nanak, founder of Sikh religion, by granting visas to as many as 504 Sikhs. The […]

Yatra to Nankana Sahib on Parkash Gurpurab: SGPC Tells Sikh Yatris to Submit Passports by August 6

July 8, 2018

SGPC has called upon the Sikh sangat, willing to visit Nankana Sahib (Pakistan) on Parkash Gurpurb of Guru Nanak Ji, to submit their passports at Amritsar based SGPC office before 8 August.

Nankana Sahib Yatra on Parkash Gurpurb: SGPC tells Sikh sangat to submit passports before Aug. 31

August 25, 2017

SGPC has called upon the Sikh sangat, willing to visit Nankana Sahib (Pakistan) on Parkash Gurpurb of Guru Nanak Ji, to submit their passports at Amritsar based SGPC office before 31 August.

Nankana Sahib Yatra: Sikh devotees required to submit passports before 25 August

August 11, 2015

Bhai Mardana Memorial Kirtan Darbar Society has called upon Sikh devotees who wish to attend Prakash Gurpurab celebrations of Guru Nanak Ji at Gurdwara Nankana Sahib in Pakistan to submit their passports before 25th August.

Sikh girl from Nankana Sahib among toppers in Class X exam in Pakistan

August 2, 2015

A fifteen years old Sikh girl, Manbir Kaur is among the toppers of the Class X matriculation exam in Pakistan.

Hold Sarbat Khalsa at Nankana Sahib on Nanakshahi Calendar issue: Sarna

May 26, 2015

Shiromani Akali Dal (Delhi) led by Sarna Brothers of Delhi has said that a “Sarbar Khalsa” should be convened at Nankana Sahib to sort out Nanakshahi Calendar controversy.

Sikhs in Pakistan remember Sant Jarnail Singh Bhindranwale

February 15, 2015

Sikhs in Nankana Sahib (Pakistan) reportedly marked birth anniversary Sant Jarnail Singh Khalsa Bhindranwale. A samagam was organized by Sikh sangat at Gurdwara Janam Asthan (Guru Nanak Ji) at Nankana Sahib to remember great Sikh martyr of the 20th century.

Pakistan: Four suspects held near Nankana Sahib

November 6, 2014

Nankana Sahib, Pakistan: Thousands of Sikhs are visiting historic city of Nankana Sahib in Pakistan on the occasion of Parkash Gurpurb of Guru Nanak Ji. Nankana Sahib, named after Guru Nanak Ji, is the birth place of founder of the Sikh religion.

Sikh news from Pakistan – Memorial erected for Saka Nankana Sahib Sikh martyrs

May 9, 2014

Pakistan government has built a memorial for Saka Nankana Sahib of 1921 inside Gurdwara Nankana Sahib – the birthplace of Guru Nanak Ji. The memorial is first of its kind in post-1947 Pakistan.

Pak Sikhs observed anniversary of Saka Nankana Sahib

February 23, 2014

Nanakana Sahib, Pakistan (February 23, 2014): As per information the Sikh Sangat on Friday (Feb. 21) organised a ceremony at Gurdwara Janamasthan to mark the anniversary of Saka Nankana Sahib.

Two Sikh Yatris died at Nankana Sahib; Bodies handed over to BSF at Wagha; SGPC, DSGMC to start prior medical checkups

November 19, 2013

Nankana Sahib/ Amritsar, (November 19, 2013): It is learnt that two Sikh Yatris to Sikh Gurdwaras in Pakistan died during their stay at Nankana Sahib. As per information Atma Singh, resident of Mukatsar and Shingara Singh resident of Tarn Taran died due to heart attack at around 2am on November 18.

Sikhs from various countries arrive in Pakistan; Massive arrangements in wake if Gurpurb celebrations

November 16, 2013

Nankana Sahib, Pakistan (November 16, 2013): A large number of Sikh Yatris from various countries have reportedly arrived in Pakistan to celebrate the 545th Parkash Gurpurb of Guru Nanak Sahib Ji.

More than 2000 Sikh yaris left Nankana Sahib in 3 special trains

November 16, 2013

Amritsar, Punjab (November 16, 2013): It is learnt that more than two thousand Sikh yatris left for Nankana Sahib in three special trains from Atari Railway station on November 15, 2013. This comprised a 774-member jatha by Shiromani Gurdwara Prabhandak Committee (SGPC). These Sikhs shall be taking part in Samagams related to Parkash Gurpurb of Guru Nanak Sahib Ji.

Pilgrim visas to Nankana Sahib denied to 379 applicants by Pak authorities

November 15, 2013

Amritsar, Punjab (November 15, 2013): It is learnt that a 774-member jatha led by Shiromani Gurdwara Prabhandak Committee (SGPC) officials will leave for Pakistan on November 15 to take part in samagams to be held at Nankana Sahib to observe Parkash Gurpurb of Guru Nanak ji.

Tight security arrangements in Pakistan for Sikh Yatris

November 13, 2013

Wagha/Lahore, Pakistan (November 13, 2013): It is learnt that tight security arrangements have been made in Pakistan for the Sikh yatris visiting various places in wake of celebrations of Parkash Gurpurb of Guru Nanak Dev Ji. As per reports Pakistan Railways Police (PRP) said on November 12 that foolproof security arrangement have been finalised for Sikh yatrees.

Sikh Jatha to leave for Pakistan on 15 Nov. to observe Parkash Gurpurb of Guru Nanak Ji

November 7, 2013

Amritsar, Punjab (November 7, 2013): According to information released by the Shiromani Gurudwara Prabhandak Committee (SGPC) secretary Dalmegh Singh a Sikh jatha will leave for Pakistan on November 15 to mark the Parkash Gurpurb of Guru Nanak Ji at Gurdwara Nankana Sahib. In a press release, a copy of which is available with the Sikh Siyasat News (SSN), SGPC secretary Dalmegh Singh has said the jatha would be led by SGPC member Randhir Singh Cheema.

Martyrdom day of Saka Nanakana Sahib Shaheeds observed by Sikhs in Pakistan

February 21, 2013

Nankana Sahib, Pakistan (February 21, 2013): As per information the martyrdom Day of Shaheeds of Saka Nankana Sahib is being observed is being observed at Nanakana Sahib in Pakistan from from February 19 to 21, 2013.

Holy City status for Nankana Sahib

October 27, 2012

Nankana Sahib, Pakistan (October 27, 2012): According to reports Pakistan has accorded the “holy city” status to Nankana Sahib - the birthplace of first Sikh Guru, Guru Nanak Dev Ji.

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