Tag: Afghan Sikhs
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Afghan Sikh MP cries on landing in Delhi
“Everything is gone,” says Narender Singh Khalsa who was among Hindus and Sikhs evacuated by an Indian Air Force plane from Kabul on Sunday Agencies NEW DELHI: Afghan Sikh MP Narender Singh Khalsa, who was among those evacuated from Kabul by Indian Air Force on Sunday, broke down after landing here. Fighting back his tears…
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Afghan Sikh-Hindu refugee families welcomed in Canada
Afghan Sikh Hindu refugee families received by defence minister Harjit Sajjan at Calgary airport The Canadian Bazaar TORONTO: Two privately sponsored Afghan Sikh Hindu refugee families from Kabul arrived in Canada on Tuesday. Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan was among those who welcomed these families at Calgary airport. “The late Manmeet S. Bhullar’s vision became a…
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Sikh bodies urge Canada to evacuate Afghan Sikhs and Hindus
MISSISSAUGA: The Ontario Gurdwaras Committee and the Ontario Sikhs and Gurdwaras Council have urged Canada to evacuate Sikh and Hindu minorities from Afghanistan and fast-track the files of those who have been privately sponsored by Canadians. Expressing concern over the situation of Afghan Sikhs and Hindus after the recent killing of 19 Sikhs by an…