Archive · 20 Sep 2025
Sikh Body Decries Ban on Nankana Sahib Visits
Imagine a place very important to Sikhs, where their Guru was born, called Nankana Sahib, is in Pakistan.
The Indian government has made a rule stopping Sikhs from going there.
This has upset the Sikhs because they believe it stops them from practicing their religion.
They recall an agreement made after the split of India and Pakistan.
They want to continue their visits to the religious sites in Pakistan.
The Kendri Sri Guru Singh Sabha opposes the ban on visits to Nankana Sahib.
Nankana Sahib is the birthplace of Guru Nanak, a key figure in Sikhism.
The Sikh body views this as an intrusion into the minority's religious affairs.
Sikhs have traveled to Pakistan without hindrance for seven decades.
An agreement existed allowing Sikhs to visit Sikh shrines in Pakistan for religious observances.
- Who
- Kendri Sri Guru Singh Sabha and Sikhs
- What
- Union government's decision to bar Sikhs from visiting Nankana Sahib.
- When
- Since Partition and in the present.
- Where
- Nankana Sahib, Pakistan
- Why
- The Sikh body considers it a direct intrusion into the affairs of the minority.
Kendri Sri Guru Singh Sabha
Indian Government
Visits to Nankana Sahib
Kendri Sri Guru Singh Sabha
The ban on visits to Nankana Sahib is a direct intrusion into the affairs of the Sikh minority.
Indian Government
Decision to bar Sikhs from visiting Nankana Sahib.
- Event
- Ban on Sikh visits to Nankana Sahib
- Location
- Nankana Sahib, Pakistan
- Affected Group
- Sikhs
- Main Figure
- Dr. Khushal Singh
