<p>A Gurdwara in northwest Pakistan was reopened today for worship after remaining closed for 73 years following a consensus among Sikh community, local residents and administration at a jirga here.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Deputy Commissioner Peshawar Riaz Mehsud, who chaired the jirga, called for a discussion on the reopening of the Gurdwara in Jogiwara area in interior Peshawar, the capital of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province.<br /><br />Advisor to Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister on minority affairs Sardar Suran Singh was also in attendance, besides representatives from police and local administration.<br /><br />The local residents assured the jirga that they did not have any objection over reopening of the Gurdwara if proper arrangements were made for ensuring 'Purdah' system.<br /><br />Mehsud said a new boundary wall would be constructed around the Gurdwara so that the local population does not face have to any problem from Sikh community during their worship.<br /><br />The Gurdwara was closed in 1942 after the local population raised objection over lack of proper purdah system around the religious site. </p>
<p>A Gurdwara in northwest Pakistan was reopened today for worship after remaining closed for 73 years following a consensus among Sikh community, local residents and administration at a jirga here.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Deputy Commissioner Peshawar Riaz Mehsud, who chaired the jirga, called for a discussion on the reopening of the Gurdwara in Jogiwara area in interior Peshawar, the capital of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province.<br /><br />Advisor to Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister on minority affairs Sardar Suran Singh was also in attendance, besides representatives from police and local administration.<br /><br />The local residents assured the jirga that they did not have any objection over reopening of the Gurdwara if proper arrangements were made for ensuring 'Purdah' system.<br /><br />Mehsud said a new boundary wall would be constructed around the Gurdwara so that the local population does not face have to any problem from Sikh community during their worship.<br /><br />The Gurdwara was closed in 1942 after the local population raised objection over lack of proper purdah system around the religious site. </p>