IG FC Maj-Gen Naseem also approv­es birth annive­rsary celebr­ations of Punjab’s first Sikh ruler at Qila Bala HisarPESHAWAR: In a goodwill gesture, the authorities in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) province have allowed the Sikh community to showcase a portrait of Punjab’s first Sikh ruler Maharaja Ranjit Singh at the art gallery of historic Bala Hisar Fort. The decision was taken by Inspector General Frontier Corps (FC) North Region, Major General Rahat Naseem on Tuesday after meeting with a Sikh delegation in Peshawar over the weekend. The IG FC also allowed the community to celebrate Maharaja Ranjit Singh’s birth anniversary at the castle in a goodwill gesture lauded by the community members. Meanwhile, the Sikh Community has welcomed the gestures toward the Sikh Community and vowed that they would stand shoulder to shoulder with the security forces of the country. Sikh pilgrims cleared for ten-day visit visa for PakistanMaharaja Ranjit Singh had ruled the Northern Indian states in the early half of the 19th century.

Source: The Express Tribune March 12, 2019 16:47 UTC