The Parkash of Sri Guru Granth Sahib was resumed today at the historic Gurdwara Darbar Sahib, Kartarpur, after completion of cleaning work that followed recent floods caused by the Ravi River.
The historic Gurdwara Darbar Shaib, Kartarpur Sahib in West Punjab has been inundated after large volumes of water were released into the Ravi river from East Punjab.
Bhai Gajinder Singh, the exiled Sikh leader and founding president of the pro-Sikh freedom body Dal Khalsa, has passed away in Pakistan. He had been hospitalized a few days earlier, reportedly due to a heart ailment.
The World Sikh News (WSN) reported on 4 December 2023 that International Sikh Youth Federation (ISYF) leader Bhai Lakhbir Singh Rode passed away in Pakistan of heart failure on 2 November, where he was cremated as per Sikh tradition. He has been living there for the last many decades, WSN notes.
Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has appointed Sardar Ramesh Singh Arora as the Ambassador-at-Large for Kartarpur Corridor. A notification in this regard was reportedly issued on 1 March 2023. S. Ramesh Singh Arora will work in the position in an honorary capacity, the notification said.
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.
The Shiromani Gurdwara Prabhandak Committee (SGPC) has demanded that the government of India should reopen Kartarpur Sahib corridor for yatris. The corridor which connects Kartarpur Sahib in Narowal district of West Punjab with Dera Baba Nanak in Gurdaspur district of East Punjab was opened in November last year to allow Sikhs from eastren side to visit the sacred place of Kartarpur Sahib, once inhabited by Guru Nanak Ji.
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.
Indian prime minister Narendra Modi announced ‘Unlock 2.0’ yesterday but the doors of Kartarpur Sahib Corridor remained locked. The corridor which connects Kartarpur Sahib in Narowal district of West Punjab with Dera Baba Nanak in Gurdaspur district of East Punjab was opened in November last year to allow Sikhs from eastren side to visit the sacred place of Kartarpur Sahib, once inhabited by Guru Nanak Ji.
Pakistan is ready to reopen the Kartarpur Corridor for Sikh yatris from June 29. The corridor will reopen after three months of temporary closure as a precautionary measure to check the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The March 25, 2020 massacre of Sikhs at Gurdwara Har Rai Sahib in Kabul, Afghanistan sent shockwaves through the global Sikh community, yet the violence was not the only shocking thing about the vicious attack.
The US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has listed the opening of Kartarpur Sahib corridor as a positive development in its Annual Report 2020.
Ever since the inauguration of the Kartarpur Sahib Corridor, three months ago, in November 2019, it has drawn the attention of media and strategic analysts in South Asia, and outside the region, for different reasons.
United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Tuesday (Feb. 18) visited Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahab and the Kartarpur Sahib corridor in the Narowal district of West Punjab.
United Nations (UN) Secretary General Antonio Guterres will visit Gurdwara Darbar Sahib, Kartarpur Sahib in Pakistan during his visit to West Punjab in Pakistan next week. As per reports, the UN Chief will arrive in Islamabad on Sunday where he will be meeting Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan and Foreign Minister Shah Mehbood Qureshi.
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.
As per media reports, a group of Islamic Scholars visited Kartarpur Sahib on Wednesday (January 1). The group which comprised scholars of different schools of thought said that Kartarpur Corridor is practical demonstration of interfaith harmony and religious freedom.
On December 29, 2019 the Consulate General of Pakistan in Toronto Imran Ahmed Siddiqui was honored by the Sikh community for his services and outreach at a farewell event organised at Gurdwara Baba Budha Jee, Hamilton.
China has welcomed opening of the Kartarpur Sahib corridor. Responding to question on November 11, China's Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Geng Shuang said "We noted the reports and welcome the positive interaction between India and Pakistan".
The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government on Friday inaugurated the Baba Guru Nanak School of Science, Technology, Education, Arts and Mathematics in Mahalla Jogan Shah in Dabgari locality on the 550th Parkash Gurpurab of Guru Nanak Ji.
"Today we are not only opening border but also our hearts for the Sikh community", Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan said today in a special message on the opening of Kartarpur Sahib corridor.
Ahead of inauguration of much awaited Kartarpur Sahib corridor on Saturday (Nov. 9), the Pakistan's Information and Broadcasting ministry said that everything was ready at Kartarpur Sahib to welcome Sikh yatris.
Online registration for Gurdwara Darbar Sahib, Kartarpur Sahib Yatra (pilgrimage) has begun. Online registration started on October 24 (Thursday) after representatives of governments of India and Pakistan signed the Kartarpur Sahib Corridor agreement at Zero point at Kartarpur Sahib.
The representatives of governments of India and Pakistan today singed agreement to operationalise Kartarpur Sahib corridor which will connect Gurdwara Darbar Sahib, Kartarpur Sahib in Narowal district of West Punjab with Dera Baba Nanak in Gurdaspur district of East Punjab.
Reports in Pakistani media say that Government of Pakistan has sent final draft of the proposed bilateral agreement on Kartarpur Sahib Corridor to the Government of India which is being built between East and West Punjab. Kartarpur Sahib corridor will connect Gurdwara Darbar Sahib, Kartarpur Sahib in West Punjab with Dera Baba Nanak in East Punjab to allow yatris from eastern side of Punjab to visit Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib without visa.
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.
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has asked the Central Government to cut down on the 30-day notice period for pilgrims to apply online for visiting the historic Sri Kartarpur Sahib Gurdwara during the 550th Prakash Gurpurb celebrations.
Pakistan has reportedly announced that it would invite former Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh to the inauguration of the Kartarpur Sahib corridor.
The Governor Punjab Chaudhary Mohammad Sarwar and the president of the Punjab unit of tehreek-e-insaaf (TeI) Pakistan Ejaz Ahmad Chaudhary here on Saturday evening while hosting a tea party for the Sikh dignitaries gathered from around the globe,
Pakistan's Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB) and Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Prabhandak Committee (PSGPC) held a coordination meeting of all concerned departments at Lahore for 550th Parkash Gurpurab celebrations of Guru Nanak Ji in Pakistan.
Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has reportedly said that despite tensions with India, Pakistan stands ready to open the Kartarpur Corridor and welcome the Sikhs on the occasion of 550th Parkash Gurpurb of Guru Nanak Ji.
The Pakistani authorities have announced to launch Baba Guru Nanak Scholarship for Sikh and Hindu students. According to Evacuee Trust Property Board authorities the scholarship benefits will be provided to Sikh and Hindu students who have passed intermediate level and wish to pursue higher studies.
Last week, on July 14, India handed over a dossier to the Imran Khan government during the Kartarpur corridor talks held at Wagah, alleging that Pakistan has been instigating Khalistani activists for subversive activities in India and allowing its soil to be used by the Khalistani Diaspora for the propagation of the cause of Sikh freedom.
