Pak allows export of Sikh holy water

Islamabad, February 25

The well at Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib in Pakistan has been made functional and the government has allowed its holy water to be exported.

“The water from this well is like what Aab-i-Zamzam is to Muslims. Now, the well has been shaped and a filtration plant has been set up over it so that Sikh devotees can drink the water,” The Dawn quoted Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB) Chairman Siddiqul Farooq, as saying to a Senate committee on Friday.

Farooq said three ancient gurdwaras visited by the founder of Sikhism, Guru Nanak Dev, had also been reopened. “The doors of these gurdwaras – one in Peshawar and two in the Nankana Sahib district – were closed after partition, and now they have been handed over to the Sikh community after renovation,” he said, adding, “The most considerable achievement is the opening of the holy well at Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib. Its water is called “Amrit Jal” by the Sikhs, and the government has allowed for the water to be exported all over the world.” — ANI