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In 2007, the Pakistan government announced a plan to set up a university on Sikh religion and culture at Nankana Sahib, the birthplace of Guru Nanak. Chairman of Pakistan's Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB), Gen (R) Zulfikar Ali Khan, said that "The international Guru Nanak University planned at Nankana Sahib would have the best architecture ...
Baba Guru Nanak University (Punjabi and Urdu: ; bābā gurū nānaka yūnīvarasiṭī) is a public university located in Nankana Sahib, Punjab, Pakistan, the birthplace of Guru Nanak. [1] On 28 October 2019, Prime Minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan laid the foundation stone of the university. [2] [3]
Gurdwara Janam Asthan is believed to be located at the site where Guru Nanak was born to Mehta Kalu and Mata Tripta. [7] The gurdwara forms part of an ensemble of nine important gurdwaras in Nankana Sahib. [8] The shrine is frequently visited by Sikh yatris as part of a pilgrimage route in Pakistan.
According to eyewitness Sikh chronicles, known as Bhatt Vahis, Guru Nanak was born on the full moon of Katak. [25] Gurbilas Patashahi 6 written 1718 [26] attributed to Bhai Mani Singh says Guru Nanak was born on the full moon of Katak. [20] Meham Parkash written in 1776 also says Guru Nanak was born on the full moon of Katak. [20]
Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur, also called Kartarpur Sahib, is a gurdwara in Kartarpur, located in Shakargarh, Narowal District, in the Punjab province of Pakistan. [1] [2] It is built on the historic site where the founder of Sikhism, Guru Nanak, settled and assembled the Sikh community after his missionary travels (udasis to Haridwar, Mecca-Medina, Lanka, Baghdad, Kashmir and Nepal [3] [4 ...
Higher education in Pakistan is the systematic process of students continuing their education beyond secondary school, learned societies and two-year colleges. The governance of higher education is maintained under the Higher Education Commission (Pakistan) (HEC) which oversees the financial funding, research outputs and teaching quality in the ...
The Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (or PSGPC) (Urdu: پاکستان سکھ گردوارہ پربندھک کمیٹی) is a Sikh religious organization in Pakistan. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] PSGPC was formed by the Government of Pakistan and is entrusted with the maintenance of Sikh religious institutions, places of worships in Pakistan.
Cremation of Bhai Bala, ca.1825–1849 painting A rare Tanjore style painting from the late 19th century depicting the ten Sikh Gurus with Bhai Bala and Bhai Mardana.. Bhai Bala (Punjabi: ਭਾਈ ਬਾਲਾ, romanized: Bhāī Bālā; 1466–1544) was a companion of Guru Nanak.