Afghan Sikhs, Hindus ask Govt to expedite visa process PTI (Amritsar, October 26, 2001) Source: Hindustan Times Four Sikh and two Hindu families today crossed over into India from Afghanistan and heaved a sigh of relief even as they regretted that the Indian authorities were not expediting the visa process. The people from terror-hit Kabul… Continue reading Afghan Sikhs, Hindus ask Govt to expedite visa process
Month: October 2001
International Religious Freedom Report – Afghanistan
Source Released by the Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor Freedom of religion is restricted severely. Due to the absence of a constitution and the ongoing civil war, freedom of religion is determined primarily by the unofficial, unwritten, and evolving policies of the warring factions. In 1999 the Taliban, the ultraconservative Islamic movement that… Continue reading International Religious Freedom Report – Afghanistan
Afghan Refugees in India
Afghan Refugees in India – Ocotober 2001 – Video
Afghan Sikhs stranded in Pakistan
Satinder Bains in Chandigarh – Rediff.com About 40 Afghan Sikhs, including some women, have taken shelter in a gurdwara near Islamabad as they do not have funds to travel to India. The Indian mission in Islamabad issued them with visas after they crossed over from Afghanistan, a small group of Afghan Sikhs which arrived in… Continue reading Afghan Sikhs stranded in Pakistan
Visa fee waived for Sikh, Hindu Afghans
The Hindu – Oct 21 2001 NEW DELHI, OCT. 20. As a humanitarian gesture, the External Affairs Ministry has waived visa charges for all Sikh and Hindu Afghan nationals for entry into India, it was officially stated today. An accelerated process for the issue of visas to such individuals has been put in place, a… Continue reading Visa fee waived for Sikh, Hindu Afghans
Sikh families escape Afghanistan
Source – BBC By Asit Jolly in Chandigarh At least three Afghan Sikh families have managed to cross into India after leaving Afghanistan because of the US-led military strikes. Sikh carrying holy books The holy books were taken to Pakistan for safekeeping And some Sikhs have taken their holy books to Pakistan for safekeeping, fearing… Continue reading Sikh families escape Afghanistan
SGPC’s offer to Afghan Sikhs
Tribune News Service New Delhi, October 10 2001 The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) today offered to fund the passage of Sikh families stranded in Afghanistan and urged the Centre to seek the help of the Pakistan Embassy in getting them evacuated from the war-ravaged country. In identical letters to Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee… Continue reading SGPC’s offer to Afghan Sikhs