*ISLAMABAD – Young members of the Sikh community put on green turbans inPeshawar on Tuesday as part of their celebrations of the 72nd IndependenceDay.*
Celebrations were held at Gurdwara Deeba Singh, Hashtnagri, in Peshawar.The Sikhs hoisted the flag and sang national songs. They also exchangedgreetings amongst themselves.
In their Independence Day message, the Sikhs said that their forefathershad rendered great sacrifices for the cause of independence and that it wasthe result of their sacrifices today that they were living in anindependent country.
One member, Gorpal Singh, said that they could not organise theIndependence Day rally this year due to security reasons.
A large number of Sikhs live in Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. The census puts thepopulation of the Sikhs at 15,000 in the province. The community disputesthe figure, saying that their population is around 30,000.