LAHORE: Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB) Chairman Muhammad Siddiq-ul-Farooq has said that Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (PSGPC) will stage a protest demonstration against the Indian government for not allowing Sikh yatrees to come to Pakistan.
Addressing a press conference along with Pardhan Sardar Tara Singh and other Sikh leaders at Zaman Park on Friday, the ETPB chairman said that the PSGPC would hold a demonstration at Wagha border, Lahore, and Islamabad within this week.
The chairman said that Sikh leaders would meet leaders of other religions in this regard. He said that the PSGPC had appealed to all UN member countries, Europe Union, OIC and international institutions to take notice of the incident.
He said that the PSGPC had also appealed to the Sikh community of the world to take practical steps and raise the matter at every forum in this regard.
Earlier, a meeting of the PSGPC was held here under the chairmanship of Pardhan Sardar Tara Singh. The meeting approved a resolution and strongly condemned the Indian government for not allowing Sikh yatrees to come to Pakistan for observing the martyrdom of Guru Arjun Dev Gi on June 8 and the death anniversary of Maharaja Ranjeet Singh on June 28.
The ETPB chairman participated in the meeting as a convener.
