Sikh pilgrims, who had come to Pakistan from India attended religious rituals at GurdwaraDera Sahib at the Eve of martyrdom day of the fifth guru of Sikhism, ArjunDevJi here on Sunday.
Provincial Minister/Pradhan PSGPC Ramesh Singh Arora, officials of PSGPC , representatives of ETPB, a large number of local Sikh community were also present on the occasion.
Sikh pilgrims from India were present in Pakistan from June 8 for their religious rituals while on June 17, the Sikh pilgrims led by SardarGurBajan Singh will return to India. In the prayer ceremony, tribute was paid to the services of Guru ArjunDev, while Sain Ali RazaQadri, the successor of SainMian Mir, also participated in the ceremony and paid tribute to the services of Guru Arjun Dev. On this occasion, Provincial Minister/Pradhan Ramesh Singh Arora said that Mian Mir and Guru ArjunDev had a spiritual connection which will be remembered till the end of the world. He said that on the instructions of Chief Minister Punjab Maryam Nawaz, the pilgrims were given full hospitality while the Sikh pilgrims visited various Gurdwaras in Punjab and performed their religious rituals in a good manner. The arrangements for security etc. were excellent throughout Punjab. He further said that the work of renovating the Gurdwara in Jhelum has been started while a Gurdwara is also going to be opened in Faisalabad. The provincial minister said that the Punjab government is ensuring the protection of the Sikh religion and that is the reason why you see Maryam Nawaz Sharif arriving by herself at every festival while Pakistan has become the first country where the Sikh Marriage Act is in force, It was a matter of great honor for the Sikh community. Talking to the media representatives, the provincial minister said Maryam Nawaz wants, the Sikh community to take full advantage of the Kartarpur Corridor while all the minorities in Pakistan get complete religious freedom. Ramesh Singh said that Eid-ul-Azha is coming but the role of the security forces has been commendable as theya were present everywhere. Sardar Guru Bachan Singh, a Sikh pilgrim from India, expressed his gratitude and said that We are grateful to the government of Punjab for better arrangements. We consider Pakistan as our second home. Guru Bachchan Singh said that this land is also very sacred for us from a religious point of view , Our prayer is that the chain will continue further and instead of hatred, peace will be promoted. In the prayer ceremony, the provincial minister was also felicitated by the administration in recognition.
