The main ceremony of Baba Guru Nanak’s birth anniversary was held at Gurdwara Janmashtham Nankana Sahib, in which Sikh pilgrims from all over the world, including India, performed religious rituals. Federal Minister Chaudhry Salik and Provincial Minister for Minority Affairs/Pradhan Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee Sardar Ramesh Singh Arora attended the ceremony while Minority Members of Punjab Assembly, Chairman ETPB , Additional Secretary Shrines Saifullah Khokhar, Members of PSGPC Sardar Satwant Singh, Sardar Tara Singh, Sardar Dr. Mampal Singh, Satwant Kaur, UK, USA, Australian Sangat and a large number of Sikh community were also present at the ceremony. Addressing the ceremony, Provincial Minister Ramesh Singh Arora congratulated the Sikh community on the birth anniversary of Baba Guru Nanak Ji and said that today is a very happy day for the Sikh community around the world. Ramesh Singh Arora said that the PML-N is honored that for the first time a Sikh member made provincial minister while Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz herself participated in the Baisakhi festival and lit a lamp of peace in the Diwali ceremony.
He further said that the role of the district administration in ensuring security and other excellent arrangements in Nankana Sahib is commendable, while the efforts of the Chief Secretary Punjab, Home Secretary Punjab and PHA are also commendable. An International Kabaddi Festival will be held on November 19, but it is regrettable that India did not send teams to Pakistan because at this time there is a need to promote sports to eliminate hatred.
Addressing the ceremony, Federal Minister Chaudhry Salik said that such events play a key role in promoting interfaith harmony. He praised the officials of the ETPB and said that the new building and 100 rooms in Gurdwara Nankana Sahib are going to be completed very soon. Peace and love have always been propagated from Pakistan, however, it is necessary to discourage the winds came from India. Chaudhry Salik further said that all religious minorities in Pakistan enjoy complete freedom while the work of renovating Gurdwaras in Kartarpur, Jhelum, Gujranwala, Okara etc. is going on, he prayed that the relationship of Sikh-Muslim friendship continues to flourish. At the end of the ceremony, the distinguished guests were presented with saroopas while the palanquin( Palki) procession passed through different routes and ended returned to Nankana Sahib Gurdwara.
