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The Pioneer External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj today said she has spoken with a Sikh man, who was admitted to AIIMS here after being injured in the blast that claimed 19 lives in Afghanistan’s Jalalabad last week, and offered all assistance to him. The suicide attack had on July 1 killed 19 people, including 13 members from… Continue reading SWARAJ ASSURES ALL ASSISTANCE TO SIKH MAN INJURED IN AFGHAN BLAST

Shivani Bhakoo & Gurvinder Singh Tribune News Service Ludhiana, July 8 There are about 25 Afghan Sikh families in city, who left Afghanistan about a decade back just because they were not “safe” in the war-torn country. They feel reluctant to talk to media initially and their only concern is that Indian government should provide… Continue reading 25 Sikh families from Afghanistan seek Indian citizenship

The Week By Rekha Dixit The Afghanistan government had reserved a seat in the lower house for a member of the miniscule minority Hindu/Sikh community to contest elections. This was the country’s valiant effort at maintaining its multicultural identity. Awtar Singh Khalsa, an Afghan Sikh, and a former Senator (nominated to the Upper House) was… Continue reading The dwindling Sikh population of Afghanistan

Tolo News Narinder Singh, the son of slain Afghan Sikh leader Avtar Singh Khalsa, said on Friday he wants to contest the October parliamentary elections in Afghanistan from the seat apportioned to minority community. The Independent Election Commission (IEC) said this week the Hindu and Sikh community could nominate another candidate in the wake of… Continue reading Slain Afghan Sikh Leader’s Son Could Stand In Father’s Place

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By IWPR Afghanistan Same article in Pashto. Bomber defies tight security to launch deadly strike on communal leadership Afghanistan’s tiny community of Hindus and Sikhs have been questioning their future in the country after a suicide attacker targeted a group of dignitaries travelling to meet President Ashraf Ghani in the eastern province of Nangarhar. The Islamic… Continue reading Afghan Sikhs Hit By Suicide Attack

Sikh 24 NEW DELHI—The Shiromani Akali Dal president Sukhbir Badal has said that the party’s parliamentarians will try to get passed a Bill during the Monsoon session of the Indian Parliament for the permanent citizenship of immigrating Afghan Sikhs in India. He further said that the terrorism has no religion and all of us need… Continue reading Will Struggle to Facilitate Citizenship to Immigrating Afghan Sikhs, says Sukhbir Badal