Posted 2/28/2024, 4:08:00 AM
Philanthropic Trust Offers to Revive Inactive Baba Guru Nanak Research Chair in Pakistan
- Maryam Nawaz's election as chief minister of Punjab, Pakistan raises hopes for reviving the inactive Baba Guru Nanak research chair at Punjab University in Lahore
- The chair requires around PKR 8 lakh per month for staff, research activities, seminars etc. which Sarbat Da Bhala Charitable Trust has offered to fund
- The trust plans to visit Pakistan to finalize proposal to revive the chair and promote Baba Nanak's message
- Disappointment expressed that the chair has been inactive despite being the first one established by a Pakistani university in Guru Nanak Dev's name
- The trust has conducted philanthropic activities in Pakistan before and plans to send more aid to gurdwaras and set up medical facilities