Paigham-e-Aman Committee announces reconstruction of Sikh dharamsala in Sheikhupura
Home 125-year-old Gurdwara Sri Guru Singh Sabha Sahib recently witnessed a wall collapse owing to its dilapidated state Prime Minister’s Coordinator for the National Paigham-e-Aman Committee Hafiz Muhammad Tahir Mehmood Ashrafi on Saturday announced the reconstruction and preservation of a Sikh dharamsala in Punjab's Sheikhupura after a wall recently collapsed due to structural weakness. The 125-year-old Gurdwara Sri Guru Singh Sabha Sahib located in Farooqabad became the centre of a controversy after a partial structural collapse and subsequent illegal demolition by a local businessman. While addressing the public after jointly touring the dilapidated Farooqabad dharamsala with the members of the community, Ashrafi said the committee representing leaders from a host of faiths and sects had decided to restore the heritage site. He said he visited the religious site to express solidarity with the Sikh community and assured its members that the building would be protected by the provincial and federal governments.
Published: July 4, 2026 3:06 pm
Source: The Express Tribune — Read original