I dedicate this article to Mr. S.A Geelani and his band of terrorists in Kashmir
A Pakistani Sikh, who graduated from the Punjab University this year, has become the first from his community to receive a bachelor's degree from the prestigious institution since the partition of the subcontinent in 1947.
Juswinder Singh, who passed his Bachelors in Arts (Honours) programme, now plans to do his Masters in Business Administration in finance from the same university.
Singh said he was proud of being the first Pakistani Sikh in the country's history to get a four-year degree from the Punjab University and demanded that seats be reserved for in the institution for religious minorities.
Bilateral relations between India and Pakistan should be strengthened as this would give an opportunity to Pakistani Sikhs to pursue education in India, Singh told the Daily Times newspaper.
Singh, who hails from the Federally Administered Tribal Areas was admitted to the University in 2004 on a seat reserved for students from the tribal belt.
He demanded that the government frame a policy on admitting minorities seeking admission to the university.
The Punjab University has reserved seats for children of army personnel, teachers and varsity employees and those who excel in sports and debate.
"They have also reserved seats for students coming from ATA, Waziristan and Balochistan, but no seat has been reserved for minorities," he said.
Singh said he enjoyed his time at the Punjab University and faced no discrimination throughout his stay.
"No one discriminated against me because of my religion and appearance during my four years at the university," he said.
credit: NDTV
p.s: Sorry for being so cynical about our neighbour Jhootistan
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