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US Sikh Delegation Praises Punjab as CM Details Gurdwara Restorations and Minority Cards

The visit highlighted Punjab's bid to convert marriage recognition into tangible heritage restoration with expanded services for pilgrims.

Overview

  • Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif met a seven-member Sikhs of America delegation led by founding chairman Chand Hoque in Lahore.
  • The delegation hailed Punjab’s implementation of the Sikh Marriage Act, while the chief minister engaged the visitors in Punjabi.
  • Maryam Nawaz announced that work to construct, renovate, and restore 56 historic gurdwaras would be completed soon, with maintenance already under way across the province.
  • The province has launched 75,000 Minority Cards to support the economic welfare of non-Muslim communities, with plans to raise the number.
  • Punjab is preparing security, transport, and facilities to host thousands of Sikh pilgrims for the 556th birth anniversary of Baba Guru Nanak, as the CM cited Kartarpur as a national message of peace.