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A 15-year-old Sikh girl in Pakistan has emerged as the first girl from the Sikhy community to be among the toppers of the Class 10 examination.

Indian police overcame a group of gunmen dressed in military fatigues on Monday after a 12-hour battle that ended in a small-town police station near the border with Pakistan, and at least nine people were killed.

From 400 to 500 families of around 2,500 Sikhs had to shift lock, stock and barrel to Peshawar due to insecurity, particularly, nearly when a dozen of their community members were kidnapped and killed, some of them beheaded by militants then controlling Tirah.

Pakistani teenager Malala Yousafzai, shot by the Taliban for refusing to quit school, and Indian activist Kailash Satyarthi received their Nobel Peace Prizes on Wednesday after two days of celebration honoring their work for children's rights.

Why search elsewhere? Searching elsewhere, life ends. In search, I returned after ascending the mountain and found Him in my body castle

SIKH pilgrims, who have come to Pakistan on the eve of birth anniversary celebration Baba Guru Nanak, have expressed their great delight over the arrangements made by the Government of Pakistan and the Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB)

The Punjab government in Pakistan has decided to promote religious tourism for strengthening provincial economy. In first phase of it’s plans, the government has decided to focus on Sikh religious tourism.

Hundreds of Indian and Pakistani devotees pray together during the celebrations of the Sikh New Year in Hasan Abdal at the famous and sacred Gurdwara of Panja Sahib.

A group of Sikh academics and politicians from Britain have sent a letter to Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, asking him to protect historic Sikh shrines in his country, which are facing the risk of being destroyed by encroachment.

1947- a year that wrote the lives and deaths of countless people. A year soaked in blood and tears. For people who have witnessed this man- made disaster, it brings back blood chilling screams and distraught memories.

More than 2,000 Indian sikh yatrees arrived here on Friday by special trains to celebrate the 544th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev Jee.

The haveli of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, founder of the Sikh empire, has become a picture of neglect due to the indifferent attitude of the Pakistani Waqf Board,...

The celebrations of 545th birth anniversary of first Sikh Guru and founder of Sikhism, Baba Guru Nanak starts from November 15 in Pakistan.

Both sides will keep monitoring along the international border and “we will ensure that peace prevails along the borderline,” Mr. Singla said.

In this time of sorrows and needs, please be with me to extend our help and support towards the victims of Earthquakes in Pakistan as we are one family created by the Almighty Creator.

In occupied Kashmir, the Punjab-based Sikh organization, Akali Dal President Simranjit Singh Mann has said that Indian troops in Jammu and Kashmir are an occupying force and plebiscite is “the only possible solution” to the Kashmir problem.

Wearing a traditional orange-coloured turban, Sardar Arora walked into the packed assembly hall.

Saturday marked a historic milestone for the Sikh community in the province. A Sikh representative, for the first time since 1947, took oath as a member of the provincial assembly in Punjab at its first session.

In a major initiative, the Pakistan Muslim League (N) which has registered a landslide victory in Pakistan elections, today nominated first Sikh member Ramesh Singh Arora to the provincial assembly.

"Hearts of all Sikhs are weeping over the judgment," Tuteja said.

It is impossible not to feel for Sarabjit Singh's family, especially for Dalbir Kaur, who has seen her brother for only the third time in two decades.

No politician is ready to take up the issue. The Sikh votes are too few and the community too insecure and vulnerable to take any political sides. Their depoliticisation is enhanced by their disenfranchisement which is a result of the difficulties that they face in getting an identity card.

When the exhibition Sikh Heritage opens at the Lahore Fort today (Thursday), it will be a first on many counts. For one, none of the items on display have been exhibited before.

They claimed that several Sikh shrines, including the historic Gurdwara Panja Sahib needed urgent repair and upkeep.

SGPC president Avtar Singh Makkar expressed resentment over the visa denial, saying that it was a matter of grave concern for the Sikh community.

There had already been a flurry of reports on Hindus crossing over to India from Pakistan with valid visas but refusing to go back, and I wanted the stories of non-Hindu Pakistani minorities.

...the activist also recorded statements in Urdu and Pashto, languages spoken in Pakistan and Afghanistan. In the Urdu version, Ms. Manji notes, the girl said, “I would be willing to sacrifice myself again.”

...a 40-year-old Sikh man, abducted over a month ago by a “militant” group in Pakistan’s tribal region for allegedly spying for a rival outfit, has been found beheaded.

It is anybody’s guess as to why and which institution is creating hurdles in the path of a researcher who has no links with India, even though Sikhs from that country easily acquire Pakistani visas.

Concerned over the dwindling number of children able to speak in Gurmukhi, the Sikhs in Pakistan have demanded the government establish separate institution for the community so that the language of their scriptures can be taught to the community members.