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3 Apr, 2016

300-year-old gurdwara in Peshawar reopens after 64 years – Times of India

Situated in Peshawar’s Jogiwara locality, the 300-year-old gurdwara is considered to be an architectural masterpiece and is said to have been established at the time of the 10th Sikh Guru, Gobind Singh, who died in 1708. However, with most Sikh families moving away from Jogiwara after Partition, the gurdwara was neglected for 66 years. In 2012 ETPB, a body corporated under Pakistan’s ministry of religious affairs and inter-faith harmony, began restoring the gurdwara.

Though Pakistani Sikhs are allowed to enter, it has been closed to members of the community from India.

Situated in Peshawar’s Jogiwara locality, the 300-year-old Gurdwara Bhai Biba Singh is considered to be an architectural masterpiece and is said to have been established at the time of the 10th Sikh Guru, Gobind Singh, who died in 1708. However, with most Sikh families moving away from Jogiwara after the Partition, the gurdwara had been neglected for 66 years. It was in 2012 that ETPB, a body corporated under Pakistan’s ministry of religious affairs and inter-faith harmony, began restoring the gurdwara.

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