Attack on Gurdwara Nankana Sahib: No desecration, says Pakistan
Islamabad, January 4
Pakistan on Friday rejected media reports that Gurdwara Nankana Sahib in Lahore was desecrated in a mob attack, saying the birthplace of Guru Nanak was “untouched and undamaged”.
RSS-affiliate to approach UN
- New Delhi: RSS-backed Rashtriya Sikh Sangat has decided to take up the matter with the UN. “Minorities are already being forced to flee Pakistan due to persecution. If such incidents are not stopped, the country’s image will be further tarnished,” it said. — TNS
The Pakistan Foreign Office said it had been informed by authorities in Punjab province that there was a scuffle at Nankana Sahib between two Muslim groups.
The altercation happened on a minor incident at a tea stall and the district administration immediately intervened and arrested the accused, it said.
“Attempts to paint the incident as a communal issue are patently motivated. Most importantly, the gurdwara remains untouched and undamaged. All insinuations to the contrary, particularly the claims of acts of ‘desecration and destruction’, are not only false but also mischievous,” the Foreign Office said. — PTI
