Pakistan refuses visas to Sikhs and Hindus for Ranjit Singh anniversary

[neutral_person]

AMRITSAR: Pakistan high commission in Delhi recently refused visas to Hindus and sehajdhari Sikhs who wished to observe the martyrdom anniversary of Maharaja Ranjit Singh in Lahore on June 29.

Various Sikh organizations including the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC), International Bhai Mardana Yadgari Kirtan Darbar Society and Khalra Mission Committee had applied for visas for their respective groups, said society president Harpal Singh Bhullar on Tuesday.

He said they took up the issue with the president of Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee Sham Singh and urged him to pursue the matter with the Pakistan government through Evacuee Trust Property Board, but this did not yield any results.

He said, "The Pakistan high commission earlier issued visas to every one but now they have refused nearly 50% of the applicants." In charge of yatra branch, SGPC, Jaspal Singh, said they had applied for visas of 310 devotees.

President of Nankana Sahib Sikh Yatree Jatha Swaran Singh said all Sikh religious organizations had decided to meet the minister of state for foreign affairs Preneet Kaur.

Source:
Pakistan refuses visas to Sehajdhari Sikhs, Hindus - The Times of India

 

[Baby Leone]

There would be some reasons nehind tht as the security is already high in Pakistani cities ,

IMO sane indians should be given visas with proper checks.

 

[45'22']

sad news

 

[Icewolf]

Shouldn't have left Pakistan when all your holy sites are there.

Sorry!

 

[KRAIT]

How does it reflect on the peace talk on the part of Pakistan? Hope things don't spiral out to further strain in relations.

 

[neutral_person]

Shouldn't have left Pakistan when all your holy sites are there.

Sorry!

But why would they live as 2nd class citizens in an Islamic country when they are not Muslims? They left because they didnt want to be constitutionally recognised as 2nd class citizens.

 

[Kyusuibu Honbu]

Some tourism revenue wasted

 

[IceCold]

AMRITSAR: Pakistan high commission in Delhi recently refused visas to Hindus and sehajdhari Sikhs who wished to observe the martyrdom anniversary of Maharaja Ranjit Singh in Lahore on June 29.

Various Sikh organizations including the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC), International Bhai Mardana Yadgari Kirtan Darbar Society and Khalra Mission Committee had applied for visas for their respective groups, said society president Harpal Singh Bhullar on Tuesday.

He said they took up the issue with the president of Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee Sham Singh and urged him to pursue the matter with the Pakistan government through Evacuee Trust Property Board, but this did not yield any results.

He said, "The Pakistan high commission earlier issued visas to every one but now they have refused nearly 50% of the applicants." In charge of yatra branch, SGPC, Jaspal Singh, said they had applied for visas of 310 devotees.

President of Nankana Sahib Sikh Yatree Jatha Swaran Singh said all Sikh religious organizations had decided to meet the minister of state for foreign affairs Preneet Kaur.

Source:
Pakistan refuses visas to Sehajdhari Sikhs, Hindus - The Times of India

We are facing terrorism and though i don't want to point fingers at anyone, but security protocols should be increased w.r.t Indian. It is believed that RAW uses such events to infiltrate Pakistan.

 

[KRAIT]

Thread going to turn into same old , india is better, pakistan is better .

 

[DRaisinHerald]

IMO sane indians should be given visas with proper checks.

Wait...oxymoron?

Some tourism revenue wasted

I don't think Sikhs visiting Pakistan would've generated much revenue anyway.

 

[IceCold]

But why would they live as 2nd class citizens in an Islamic country when they are not Muslims? They left because they didnt want to be constitutionally recognised as 2nd class citizens.

Oh please 2nd class citizens, should i start posting the way Muslims are living in India, they are not even 2nd class.

 

[Icewolf]

But why would they live as 2nd class citizens in an Islamic country when they are not Muslims? They left because they didnt want to be constitutionally recognised as 2nd class citizens.

Lolwut. Every human being is equal in this country according to the constitution of Pakistan.

 

[neutral_person]

Lolwut. Every human being is equal in this country according to the constitution of Pakistan.

Pakistani Non-muslims cannot become Chief of Army or Prime Minister or President as per your constitution, only because of their religious beliefs. The very same non-Muslims who have been living in these lands longer than their Muslim counterparts.

 

[neutral_person]

Are you kidding me. Afghan-Pak region is one of the most highly patrolled and dangerous in the WORLD.

Well your army sucks at patrolling then. If it is so highly patrolled, how come you have a few million illegal Afghanis living in Pak?

 

[Icewolf]

Pakistani Non-muslims cannot become Chief of Army or Prime Minister or President as per your constitution, only because of their religious beliefs. The very same non-Muslims who have been living in these lands longer than their Muslim counterparts.

Should've, coulda, woulda.

Well your army sucks at patrolling then. If it is so highly patrolled, how come you have a few million illegal Afghanis living in Pak?

This is the last time I'll reply to a retard. The Afghanis were brought in first in the Soviet war by Zia-ul-Haq, then the Afghanistan War, by Zardari and the UN.