200-year-old gurdwara in Quetta,Balochistan
Quetta, July 23 (IANS) The government in
Pakistan’s Balochistan province has handed over a 200-year-old gurdwara to the
Sikh community after a period of 73 years.Around 2,000 Sikh families live in Balochistan.
The Siri Guru Singh Gurdwara located on Masjid Road in the
centre of the city has been used as APWA Government High Girls School since
1947, said the Dawn news report.
“Restoring gurdwara as a place of worship for the Sikh community
is a historical decision of the Balochistan government,” Denesh Kumar, provincial parliamentary secretary and Adviser to the Chief Minister on
Minority Affairs, said on Wednesday.
The students who were studying in APWA Government Girls High
School have been asked to seek admission to nearby schools.
Sardar Jasbeer Singh, chairman of the Sikh Community Committee
in Balochistan, welcomed the move and described it as a “gift from the Balochistan
government to the Sikh Community living in the province”.
“The Sikh community of the province is very pleased that our
ancient gurdwara has been handed over to us by the government of Pakistan and
the Balochistan High Court after 73 years and now we are able to continue our
religious practice there,” Dawn news quoted Singh as saying.
Dr Gurdeep
Kaur
Associate
Professor
Sri Guru
Nanank dev Khalsa College
University
of Delhi
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