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Sikhs in Pakistan 'being forced to convert to Islam'
Updated : 8 years, 3 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Dec 17 (ANI): The Sikh community in Hangu district of Pakistan's Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province have alleged that they were 'being forced to convert to Islam' by a government official.
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Sikhs want marriage bill for community members in Khyber-Pakhtunkwa
Updated : 8 years, 4 months ago IST
Peshawar [Pakistan], Oct 28 (ANI): The Sikh community in Pakistan's Khyber-Pakhtunkwa (K-P) has demanded the provincial government to introduce a Sikh marriage bill in order to solve various legal problems faced by the community.
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Pakistan's Sikh community upset for being 'left out' of nat
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Islamabad [Pakistan], Mar. 19 (ANI): Expressing disappointment at being 'left out' of the national census, the Sikh community in Peshawar has said that they fear their community would not be adequately represented in Pakistan's first national headcount in 19 years.
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Sikhs plan protest over omission of their religion in Pak census
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Peshawar [Pakistan], Mar. 18 (ANI): Outraged over their omission from the census, the Sikh community of the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) is planning to stage a protest in the federal capital with protests already under way in different districts of the province.
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Sikhs celebrate annual festival of 'Hola Mohalla' in Punjab
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Anandpur Sahib (Punjab) [India], Mar. 13 (ANI): Thousands of people from the Sikh community converged at Anandpur Sahib, a holy shrine in Punjab on Monday to celebrate an annual spring festival called 'Hola Mohalla'.
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U.S. hate crime: Sikhs in Washington express concern, fear
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. (United States) Mar. 6 (ANI): Alarmed by incidents of the recent killings of Indian citizens in the United States, the Sikh community in Washington D.C. has expressed their concerns and conveyed the need to prevent such incidents and protect the Indian community.
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Sikh shot in U.S.: AGPC seeks clarity on 'hate crime' angle
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
SanFrancisco [USA], Mar. 5(ANI): American Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (AGPC), a body governing various Sikh Gurdwaras (religious shrines) across the United States has expressed serious concern over the recent incident of attack against the Sikh community member at Kent in the state of Wash
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Seattle shooting: Sikh community offers to help spread awareness about Sik
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C.[USA], Mar. 5(ANI): Reacting on the fresh incident touted to be yet another hate crime in which a 39 year old Sikh man was shot by an unknown assailant, the American Gurdwara Parbhandhak committee (AGPC) has condemned the attack and offered to help the US administration to gen
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California: Gurdwara provides sanctuary to Lake Oroville dam evacuees
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New York [U.S.], Feb. 15 (ANI): With over 188,000 people living near the overflowing Lake Oroville dam being asked to evacuate immediately, members of the Northern California Sikh community are giving the affecting what they need most right now: a place to stay.
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SC to hear plea seeking ban on jokes against Sikh community
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Feb. 7 (ANI): The Supreme Court will hear the petition filed by advocate Harvinder Choudhary seeking a ban on jokes against the Sikh community today.
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Harsimrat Badal slams 'selfish' Sidhu
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Amritsar (Punjab) [India], Jan 16 (ANI): Coming down heavily on ex-party man Navjot Singh Sidhu for castigating the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD)-led Punjab Government, Union Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal on Monday said that the former should be ashamed for joining hands with a party which wreck
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SC to hear plea seeking ban on Sikh jokes today
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
New Delhi [India], Jan. 2 (ANI): The Supreme Court will today hear a petition filed by advocate Harvinder Choudhry seeking a ban on jokes against the Sikh community.
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