By Alfred de Tavares Stockholm, April 20 2008 (IANS) Two asylum seekers from South Asia – one a Kashmiri Hindu and the other an Afghan Sikh – are languishing in a Swedish migrant detention centre outsideStockholm . Dhillow Singh, the 37-year-old Kashmiri who came to Sweden illegally five years ago, has been at the Marsta… Continue reading Indian, Afghan asylum seekers languish in Swedish prison
Month: April 2008
Afghanistan’s Sikhs
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Besakhi festival starts tomorrow: 4,000 Indian Sikh pilgrims
Staff Report LAHORE: The Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (PSGPC) and Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB) will welcome about 4,000 Indian Sikh pilgrims arriving today (Friday) for the Besakhi Festival, ETPB officials told Daily Times on Thursday. ETPB Deputy Administrator (Shrines) Faraz Abbas told Daily Times that the Indian Sikh pilgrims were expected to celebrate… Continue reading Besakhi festival starts tomorrow: 4,000 Indian Sikh pilgrims