NEW DELHI (TIP): The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) continues to facilitate the transfer of Afghan Hindus and Sikhs to India in coordination with the Indian World Forum and the Centre. A special flight from Kabul arrived in Delhi on Thursday, July 14. Twenty-one Afghan Sikhs, along with an infant who has been facilitated without a visa, arrived in Delhi. The SGPC has assisted them with airfare and will also provide financial aid to those seeking rehabilitation in the country. SGPC officials and Afghan-Hindu and –Sikh community leaders were present at the airport to receive them. After their arrival, they proceeded towards Gurdwara Sri Guru Arjan Dev in the city. About 130 Afghan-Hindus and -Sikhs are still there in Afghanistan and about 60 applications remain pending with the government.

(Source: TNS)