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Changing short description from "Religious organization" to "Religious organization in Pakistan" (Shortdesc helper)

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{{Short description|Religious organization in Pakistan}}
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{{Infobox organization
| name = Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee
| native_name = ਪਾਕਿਸਤਾਨ ਸਿੱਖ ਗੁਰਦੁਆਰਾ ਪ੍ਰਬੰਧਕ ਕਮੇਟੀ or {{nastaliq| پاکستان کونسل برائے نظم و نسقِ مذہبی مقاماتِ خالصہ}}

| abbreviation = PSGPC
| image = File:Gurdwara Dera Sahib Panjvin Patshahi.jpg
| image_size = 200px
| caption= Gurdwara Dera Sahib Panjvin Patshahi, PSGPC Headquarters
| type = Constitutional Body
| status = Active
| formation = 11 April 1999
| founder = [[Evacuee Trust Property Board]]
| headquarters = [[Gurdwara Dera Sahib]], [[Lahore]], [[Punjab, Pakistan]]
| coordinates =
| origins =
| key_people = Satwant Singh (President)<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/551197-sikh-pilgrims-arrive-to-attend-guru-nanaks-birth-anniversary-celebrations|title=Sikh pilgrims arrive in Pakistan to attend Guru Nanak’s birth anniversary celebrations|website=thenews.com.pk|language=en|access-date=2019-11-13}}</ref>
| region_served = [[Pakistan]]
| language = [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]
| leader_title = President
| leader_name = Satwant Singh
| main_organ =
| mission =
| purpose = Management of Sikh [[Gurdwara]]s in [[Pakistan]]
| method =
| affiliations = [[Evacuee Trust Property Board]]
| slogan =
| volunteers =
| membership = 10000
| former name = Evacuee Trust Property Board
| homepage = {{URL|https://psgpc.com.pk/}}
| footnotes =
}}
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The '''Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee''' (or '''PSGPC''') ({{lang-ur|{{Nastaliq|پاکستان کونسل برائے نظم و نسقِ مذہبی مقاماتِ خالصہ}}}}) is a [[Sikh]] religious organisation in [[Pakistan]].<ref>{{cite web | author=PTI | title=Pakistan Sikh body elects caretaker president | website=The Hindu | date=1 April 2016 | url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/international/pakistan-sikh-body-elects-caretaker-president/article8423115.ece | accessdate=20 April 2016}}</ref><ref name="Service 2016">{{cite web | last=Service | first=Tribune News | title=Pak Sikhs leaving abroad must inform PSGPC | website=tribuneindia.com| date=20 April 2016 | url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/news/world/pak-sikhs-leaving-abroad-must-inform-psgpc/117070.html | accessdate=20 April 2016}}</ref> PSGPC was formed by the [[Government of Pakistan]] and is entrusted with the maintenance of Sikh religious institutions, places of worships in Pakistan.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/amritsar/psgpc-starts-packing-pinni-prasad-for-pilgrims/articleshow/71768459.cms|title=PSGPC starts packing ‘pinni prasad’ for pilgrims|last=Rana|first=Yudhvir|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-11-13}}</ref>

==History==
[[Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee]] (SGPC) was created in 1920s by [[Akali movement|struggle of Sikh]]s. After 1947 [[Partition of India|partition of Punjab]], all religious properties of Sikhs came under [[Evacuee Trust Property Board]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/amritsar/pakistan-sikh-cop-moves-court-over-etpb-bid-to-sell-gurdwara-land/articleshow/64284550.cms|title=Pakistan Sikh cop moves court over ETPB bid to sell gurdwara land|last=Rana|first=Yudhvir|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-11-13}}</ref> On 11 April 1999, Pakistan Sikh Gurudwara Prabandhak Committee was constituted under the ETPB chairmanship of ex-DG, [[Inter-Services Intelligence|ISI]] Lt. Gen. (Retd) [[Javed Nasir]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/2000/20001214/main5.htm|title=SGPC to send jathas to Pak|website=The Tribune|access-date=2019-11-13}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/PMs-intervention-sought-to-dissolve-PGPC/articleshow/1642493394.cms|title=PM's intervention sought to dissolve PGPC|last=N|first=TN|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-11-13}}</ref>

==Location==
Its main organisation is based in [[Lahore]] in the province of [[Punjab (Pakistan)|Punjab]] with [[Gurdwara Dera Sahib]] its headquarter.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://psgpc.com.pk/who-we-are/|title=Who We Are|website=PSGPC|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-13}}</ref>

==Powers==
The PSGPC is opposed by the [[Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee]] (SGPC), which regards itself as the sole guardian of Sikh institutions and religion worldwide. The right to sole guardian is given to SGPC every 4 years in a fair elections in which Sikhs from around the world participate. Unlike SGPC in [[India]], PSGPC is not an Independent fully Sikh-owned body and is controlled by Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB) of Pakistan.<ref>{{cite web | last=Rana | first=Yudhvir | title=Calendar: Makkar returns without any assurance from PSGPC | website=The Times of India | date=23 May 2014 | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Calendar-Makkar-returns-without-any-assurance-from-PSGPC/articleshow/35490430.cms | accessdate=20 April 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last=Rana | first=Yudhvir | title=DSGMC calls upon Pak Sikhs to initiate movement to bring Gurdwara's out of control of ET PB | website=The Times of India | date=3 July 2015 | url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/DSGMC-calls-upon-Pak-Sikhs-to-initiate-movement-to-bring-Gurdwaras-out-of-control-of-ET-PB/articleshow/47927955.cms | accessdate=20 April 2016}}</ref> Thirteen members are appointed by Government of Pakistan, and these then members elect the president and the secretary-general.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/pak-sikh-body-elects-new-president-secretary-general-119071901304_1.html|title=Pak Sikh body elects new president, secretary-general|agency=Press Trust of India|date=2019-07-19|work=Business Standard|access-date=2019-11-13}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/Sham-Singh-re-elected-Pakistan-gurdwara-body-chief/articleshow/45508930.cms|title=Sham Singh re-elected Pakistan gurdwara body chief|last=Rana|first=Yudhvir|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-11-13}}</ref>

==Functions==
This organisation is entrusted with the maintenance of Sikh religious institutions, places of worships (''[[gurdwara]]'') and the well-being of the Pakistani Sikh community.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.etpb.gov.pk/pakistan-sikh-gurdwara-parbandhak-committee-psgpc/|title=Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (PSGPC) - Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB)|language=en-US|access-date=2019-11-13}}</ref> It works to bring back sacred relics belonging to Sikhism at Gurudwaras.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chandigarh/psgpc-to-bring-guru-nanaks-chakki-back-to-gurdwara/articleshow/71963038.cms|title=PSGPC to bring Guru Nanak’s ‘chakki’ back to gurdwara|last=Rana|first=Yudhvir|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=2019-11-13}}</ref>

==See also==
* [[Akali movement]]
* [[Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee]]
* [[Pakistan Sikh Council]]
* [[Sikhism in Pakistan]]

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://psgpc.com.pk/ Official Website]
* [https://twitter.com/parbhandak PSGPC on Twitter]
* [https://www.etpb.gov.pk/ Evacuee Trust Property Board website]
* [http://www.mora.gov.pk/ Ministry of Religious Affairs & Inter Faith Harmony]

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