AMRITSAR, Sept. 24 -- Akal Takht acting jathedar Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargaj on Wednesday wrote to Pakistan's Punjab chief minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif, asking for the protection and preservation of Sikh historical heritage sites in Lahore's Walled City, particularly Lal Khooh, Kattari Chandu, associated with the martyrdom of fifth Sikh master Guru Arjan Dev.

In his letter, addressed to the Pakistan's Punjab CM, copied to provincial minister and Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee president Ramesh Singh Arora, the jathedar said the purpose of the communication was not to level allegations against any government, institution or individual, but to draw attention to Lahore's shared historical heritage and the important chapters of Si...