Published 10:55 IST, January 4th 2020
Punjab CM Amarinder Singh asks Pak PM to intervene over Nankana Sahib mob attack
Condemning the mob attack on Pakistan's Nankana Sahib Gurudwara, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Saturday appealed to Imran Khan to take action
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Condemning mob attack on Pakistan's Nankana Sahib Gurudwara, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Saturday took to Twitter and appealed to Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan to take action. He said that Khan should immediately intervene to ensure that devotees stranded in Gurdwara Nankana Sahib are rescued. He also ded that steps must be taken to save historic Gurdwara from angry mob surrounding it.
Earlier on Friday, Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) stated its concern for mirity Sikh community in Pakistan, according to a statement released by Ministry of External affairs. Furrmore, it ded that se wanton acts of destruction and desecration of holy place is condemnable and called upon Pakistan government to act on it. It requested Pakistan to ensure safety, security and well being of Sikh community.
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Nankana Sahib attacked
On Friday, a video emerged of a mob of 400 people pelting stones in Nankana Sahib Gurudwara in Pakistan. Visuals show that mob surrounding Gurudwara and pelting stones at Gurudwara which is birthplace of Sikhism founder Guru Nanak Dev. Sources report that mob was led by Mohd. Imran Attari - bror of Mohammed Hassan who was responsible for forcible conversion of a Pakistani Sikh girl - Jagjit Kaur. arrests have been me till w.
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Sources report that protestors consisting of Muslim residents of Nankana Sahib h proclaimed that y will soon change name from Nankana Sahib to Ghulaman-e-Mustafa. Moreover, mob allegedly claimed that ' Sikh will remain in Nankana'. Reports suggest that several Sikh devotees were stranded inside Gurdwara which was attacked by mob on Friday evening.
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Forced conversion Pak Sikh girl
Meanwhile, main leer of mob is bror of Mohammed Hassan - who was accused of kidnapping and forcibly converting a Sikh girl -Jagjit Kaur. Akali Dal leer Manjinder Sirsa, in August, h shared a video of grieving family telling how 18-year old Jagjit Kaur was allegedly abducted and converted to Islam in Pakistan. On September 3, victim was reunited with her family after Pakistan faced global anger due to inaction. Pakistan h claimed that Punjab's Nankana Sahib police h arrested eight people - including Hassan, in connection with case. Despite being rescued, reports claim that Jagjit Kaur - w kwn as Ayesha refused to convert back to Sikhism.
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10:55 IST, January 4th 2020