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In 2013, he became the first Sikh in 63 years to be elected as a Member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab. [3] [4] He served as a Member of the National Commission for Minorities between 2011 and 2013, General Secretary of the Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee during 2009-13 and as Chief Executive of the Mojaz Foundation between 2008 and 2013.
With about 450+ ekais (shakas, units) predominantly in the states of Rajasthan, Haryana, Punjab, Gujarat, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra and as also presence in other states. [1]
Panj Pyare leading a procession in Wolverhampton, U.K.. They are responsible for leading a Nagar Kirtan procession. [4] The Panj Pyare are also responsible for carrying out the Amrit Sanchar ceremony of baptizing new members into the Khalsa order of Sikhism. [1]
Photograph of a Sikh health worker of the Karachi Plague Committee in Old Town, Karachi, by R. Jalbhoy, 1897 Gurdwara Dera Sahib, Lahore. Prior to independence in 1947, 2 million Sikhs resided in the present day Pakistan and were spread all across Northern Pakistan, specifically the Punjab region and played an important role in its economy as farmers, businessmen, and traders.
Sahib Singh (Punjabi: ਸਾਹਿਬ ਸਿੰਘ (); 17 June 1663 – 7 December 1704 or 1705) was one of the Panj Pyare (or the Five beloved ones). He was formerly known as Sahib Chand and was born into the Nai caste (also transliterated as Naee) before being baptized into the Khalsa tradition.
He was born as Daya Ram in a Sobti Khatri family in 1661 to Bhai Suddha and Mai Diali. [3] [2] His father, Suddha, was from Lahore and was a devout Sikh of Guru Tegh Bahadur. [2]