Punjab Minister for Minorities Affairs Sardar Ramesh Singh Arora, during his visit to Australia, visited Glenwood Gurdwara Sahib and the Sikh Museum in Sydney, where members of the Australian Sikh community appreciated the Punjab government’s initiatives for minority welfare and the preservation of Sikh religious heritage.
Punjab govt committed to promoting Sikh religious tourism, interfaith harmony: Arora
LAHORE, Jul 14 (APP):Punjab Minister for Minorities Affairs Sardar Ramesh Singh Arora, during his visit to Australia, visited Glenwood Gurdwara Sahib and the Sikh Museum in Sydney, where members of the Australian Sikh community appreciated the Punjab government’s initiatives for minority welfare and the preservation of Sikh religious heritage.
The management of Glenwood Gurdwara Sahib presented the minister with an honorary Siropa, while he also recorded his remarks in the visitors’ book, said a handout issued here on Tuesday.
During the visit, he held discussions with members of the Sikh community on promoting religious, cultural and people-to-people ties between Pakistan and the global Sikh diaspora.
Speaking on the occasion, the minister said that under the leadership of Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif, the Punjab government remained committed to strengthening engagement with the global Sikh community. He said the provincial government had undertaken landmark initiatives for the restoration and conservation of gurdwaras, promotion of religious tourism and provision of international-standard facilities at the Kartarpur Corridor, Nankana Sahib, Gurdwara Janam Asthan and other sacred Sikh sites.
Sardar Ramesh Singh Arora said protecting minority places of worship and promoting interfaith harmony were central to the Punjab government’s vision. He added that practical measures were being taken to provide safe, dignified and convenient pilgrimage facilities for Sikh devotees, making Punjab a model of peace, religious tolerance and interfaith harmony.
