Browsing Tag: Pakistan

OUTSIDERS, especially Indians, have expressed dismay ever since Osama bin Laden was killed last month in Abbottabad, a prime military town in Pakistan. Here is a state that both fights, and protects, Islamic fanatics. Even when Pakistanis themselves are the main victims of attack by jihadis, the state fails to act.

Many analysts were surprised that just six attackers could occupy part of the base for such a long time against a force of hundreds of commandos and navy marines. Pakistan security agencies are known sometimes not to give full accounts of violent incidents, and often hold suspects for months without informing the public.

Mosques, churches, Sikh gurdwaras and Hindu temples were united in special prayers for the national team. Party flags disappeared in favor of the national flag, and Pakistanis learned a valuable lesson: an over-politicized nation has better things to do than watch boring politicians shouting on equally boring talk shows.

"If accepted, cricket diplomacy will provide a fillip to real time diplomacy, where the two countries are set to resume their bilateral dialogue when the Interior Secretaries meet just two days before their World Cup clash," the Dawn reported. In its report, The Express Tribune said: "Analysts see the invitation as 'a smart diplomatic initiative through cricket'

In a show of unity and calling for peace, the British Pakistani Christian Association and British Sikh Council led a multi-faith delegation to the Pakistan High Commission and reiterated solidarity with the people and Government of Pakistan in their efforts for overcoming multifaceted problems faced by the country including terrorism.

About 1200 Indian Sikh pilgrims have left for Pakistan to attend the 541st birth anniversary of Guru Nanak, the first spiritual leader of the Sikh Community, at Nankana Sahib in Sheikhupura District, even as the Pakistan Government denied visas to 250 Sikh pilgrims.

He observed in a candid manner that the people in Pakistan cannot be counted upon to lead the normalization process with India unless they have the political strength to introduce veritable democracy in the country.

Arjun Singh left his village of Purana Sukkur because of the floods and came to Karachi towards the end of July. He has not received any support from the government but he does not blame anyone. “The life of a Sikh here is a very difficult one,” he says as if to explain his subdued resignation.

Rashid thinks in Western terms, and he knows how the West thinks. He makes the strategists in the West uneasy, because he draws their attention to how things work in this part of Asia. And he doesn't make it easy for them.

Gloucester's Muslim community is coordinating a neighbourhood aid effort to help victims of the devastating floods in Pakistan. Their fundraising efforts are being supported by Hindu and Sikh groups as well as the city's white community.

The recent floods in Pakistan's Indus Valley are of truly Biblical proportions. The UN estimates that the humanitarian crisis is now larger than the combined effects of the three worst natural disasters to strike in the past decade.

“There are islands — the whole place — you cannot get from one area to another, there is no connection,” Mr. Haroon said at a news conference. “The phones are down, the roads are blown away. It’s like going back to primordial history, practically.”

There is mistrust, and each and everything that is wrong within the bounds of one’s country is imagined to be the conspiracy of the other. Had the partition been peaceful, it is safe to imagine that perhaps the mutual understanding between these two countries would have been much more amicable.

"All the bandits wanted was money. They were not religious men. We did not see any one of them offering prayers even once," he said at his home in Peshawar's Mohallah Jagan Shah...

Two Pakistani Sikhs have been beheaded, weeks after being kidnapped in separate incidents in the country's tribal north-west, officials say.

Sikh community scrambles to save its place of worship

Minorities who have taken shelter in Peshwar after escaping from the Taliban regime are in urgent need of blankets, warm clothes and a source of livelihood.

'We are afraid the Taliban will find us' - As the millions displaced by the fighting in north-west Pakistan begin their return, others face the prospect of never going hom

Supporting a cause related to Baba Nanak will only pave the way for peace in the sub-continent. Stopping a religious pilgrimage will not enhance national security on either side

“The humanitarian aid pledged by the USA and the European Union has not reached the camps yet. The Pakistan government and UN agencies are struggling to maintain humane conditions at the IDP camps,”

Hundreds of thousands are fleeing the fighting between the Taliban and army. A Red Cross official sees a 'serious humanitarian crisis developing.'

The Pakistan government has already rejected Indian concerns about the plight of Sikhs living in the Pakistan tribal area, saying the issue was being over exaggerated. However, the fact is that so many Sikh families have been displaced by the Taliban militants

Federal Minister for Minorities Affairs Shahbaz Bhatti has reiterated that the government will ensure the safety of minorities in the country, APP reports.

Balbir Singh Ragi, a visionary Sikh from Bay Area went to Kartarpur Sahib yesterday and told Bhai Sahib Bhai Rajbir Singh Jee to light one diva every month and that Sikhs around the world will be there with millions of lights come next Divali.

All devotees expressed happiness about the hospitality accorded to them during they 10-day stay in Pakistan.

In an interview to pakistani newspaper Daily Times, Jaswinder Singh, who has passed his Bachelor’s in Arts (honours) programme,and got admission to the PU in 2004 on a seat reserved for NFATA students asked for reservation of seats for Sikhs.

Mimpal Singh has set up several free medical camps across the country.

Rocking Sikh returns for Rock'n Roll in Pakistan.

The main ceremony of Maharaja Ranjit Singh’s death anniversary will start at the Gurdwara Dera Sahib in Lahore from June 27 to 29.

The delegation of Indian Sikhs visiting Pakistan has reportedly demanded of the Pakistan government to make all gurudwaras in the country functional...