Browsing Tag: Pakistan

U.S.Consulate Host Promoting Interfaith Dialogue Program

The U.S. Consulate General Karachi hosted an inter-faith conference that brought a Muslim Mufti, a Catholic Bishop, and the Sikh Representative founder of the Pakistan Sikh Council, Sardar Ramesh Singh, Michael Javid former MPA Sindh with over 100 male and female students of different faiths.
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Gilani for Sikh, Muslim harmony

“The government has set up ministry for inter-faith harmony in order to bring closer the various communities in the country”, he said during a meeting with the Sikh yatrees delegation which called on him at the Governor House here Tuesday.....
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3,000 Sikhs to travel to Pak for Baisakhi Fest

Some 3,000 Sikh pilgrims are expected to arrive in Pakistan from India and other parts of the world to participate in the 10-day annual Baisakhi festival starting from April 10 and authorities have completed arrangements to host them.
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Pilgrims must make progress

PAKISTAN PRESIDENT Asif Ali Zardari and Dr Manmohan Singh will have plenty to discuss, from trade to Hafiz Saeed – a last-minute addition but an important one – during their lunch on April 8. It is believed that the issue of easing the bilateral visa regime, especially for the business community, is likely to be high on the agenda.
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Vatavaran Diwas: Hindus, Sikhs, Christians, Muslims agree to keep neighbourhoods clean

Representatives of various religious communities pledged to plant trees in their neighborhoods and also in their houses of worship, while speaking at a seminar on Sikh Environment Day.
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Pakistan deputy attorney-general to clean shoes at Amritsar Golden Temple

Pakistan's deputy attorney-general is to clean the shoes of thousands of devotees at India's Golden Temple in Amritsar in 'penance' for the beheading of a Sikh in Peshawar two years ago.
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Web Sites Shine Light on Petty Bribery Worldwide

Such is the price of what Swati Ramanathan calls “retail corruption,” the sort of nickel-and-dime bribery, as opposed to large-scale graft, that infects everyday life in so many parts of the world.
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Sikh jatha readies for 'Jora Ghar Sewa' in Pak gurdwaras

Carrying with them boxes of shoe polish and brushes, members of Nankana Sahib Sikh Yatree Jatha are all ready to visit gurdwaras in Pakistan. This is one of its kind jatha that takes positions in Pakistan gurdwaras on various Sikh religious occasions, and had been doing the free shoe keeping and shining service for nearly 11 years.
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From the margin: Sikhs want a Senate seat reserved for community

“We currently have no representative in the National Assembly or in the Sindh Assembly,” explained the chairman of the Sikh Naujwan Sabha Pakistan, Sardar Ramesh Singh, while talking to The Express Tribune. This is one of the points they brought up at the meeting. One of their demands is that a seat be reserved for Sikhs in the upcoming senate elections.
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Passion of Sikh lawyer ensures safe release of prisoners from Pakistan

Yesterday after almost five years 179 fisherman and four others were released from the Central Jail-Lahore. This is an iconic victory for Sikh man Satinder Paul Singh, whom his family did not even know was alive until the intervention of a British lawyer. The other prisoners released were Sanjeet Kumar, Nasim and Sama Yousaf
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