Indian guest lauds religious freedom

LAHORE

Indian Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh on Wednesday said it was heartening to see religious freedom of minorities and the security of their Gurdwaras and evacuee trust property in Pakistan.

According to a press statement issued here, he was talking to the media on his visit to the Gurdawara Dera Sahab.

Punjab Evacuee Property Trust Board chairman Syed Asif Hashmi had ordered a special welcome for the deputy chief minister.

Singh said that the love he had received in Lahore would go a long way in bettering bilateral relationships between both countries. He said if both Indian and Pakistani Punjab joined hands they could compete with any province or state in the world on economic and trade fronts. He lauded the measures taken by the ETPB chairman in this regard.

Meanwhile, Sukhbir Singh Badal and his delegation visited Lahore Fort, Badshahi Mosque, Gurdwara Dera Sahib and Samadhi Ranjeet Singh here on Wednesday. When Deputy Chief Minister of Indian Punjab Sukhbir Singh Badal and his delegation reached these historical places, they were received by Special Assistant to Chief Minister Punjab, Syed Zaeem Hussain Qadri. Sukhbir Singh Badal and Indian delegation highly appreciated the beauty of Shishmahal. The Indian delegation was also conducted on a tour of Badshahi mosque.

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