By Sikh24 Editors – July 24, 2018 KEERATPUR SAHIB—The ashes of 12 deceased Afghan Sikh leaders and a Hindu leader were immersed in a tributary pouring into the Nangal Hydel Channel at Gurdwara Patalpuri Sahib in Keeratpur Sahib on July 23. The ashes were brought from Gurdwara Guru Arjan Dev Ji of New Mahavir Nagar (Delhi) where these were… Continue reading Ashes of Afghan Sikh Leaders Immersed at Keeratpur Sahib
Ashes of Afghan Sikh Leaders Immersed at Keeratpur Sahib
By Sikh24 Editors – July 24, 2018 KEERATPUR SAHIB—The ashes of 12 deceased Afghan Sikh leaders and a Hindu leader were immersed in a tributary pouring into the Nangal Hydel Channel at Gurdwara Patalpuri Sahib in Keeratpur Sahib on July 23. The ashes were brought from Gurdwara Guru Arjan Dev Ji of New Mahavir Nagar (Delhi) where these were… Continue reading Ashes of Afghan Sikh Leaders Immersed at Keeratpur Sahib
Back from Afghanistan — with scars
Source: The Times of India
Hindus And Sikhs Ask Ghani To Probe Jalalabad Attack
By TOLO news A council of Afghan Hindus and Sikhs refugees in Europe in an open letter to President Ashraf Ghani has urged him to issue a special order for probing the suicide attack in Jalalabad city in eastern Nangarhar province that targeted a gathering of Hindus in early July. At least 19 people were killed and… Continue reading Hindus And Sikhs Ask Ghani To Probe Jalalabad Attack
Ashes of Afghan Sikh Leaders Brought to India; Likely to be Immersed at Keeratpur on July 22
By Sikh24 Editors – July 20, 2018 NEW DELHI—The ashes of Afghan 12 Sikh leaders and a Hindu leader, who were killed in a suicide bomb attack on July 1 in Afghanistan’s eastern town Jalalabad, were brought to India in a special air ambulance on July 19. Beside it, the six injured Sikhs were also brought for providing… Continue reading Ashes of Afghan Sikh Leaders Brought to India; Likely to be Immersed at Keeratpur on July 22
Persecuted Afghan Sikhs unwilling to return to homeland
Deccan Chronicle Ludhiana (Punjab), July 19: Over the years, hundreds of Sikh minorities of Afghanistan have fled to India owing to atrocities meted out on them by Islamic fundamentalists and Islamabad-backed insurgent groups. These people, who are given second class treatment in Afghanistan, have not been able to find shelter but they are leading a… Continue reading Persecuted Afghan Sikhs unwilling to return to homeland
CM asks Sushma Swaraj to ensure Afghan Sikhs are safe
Tribune News Service Chandigarh, July 18 Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Wednesday wrote to Minister for External Affairs Sushma Swaraj urging her to advise officials in her ministry and the Indian High Commission in Afghanistan to ensure that the minority Sikhs were safe in the war-torn country. In his letter, Singh voiced his… Continue reading CM asks Sushma Swaraj to ensure Afghan Sikhs are safe