Surinder Kochhar

Sikh heritage site, a haveli, converted into vegetable market in Gujranwala

Gujranwala, Pakistan (November 12, 2013): It is learnt that the haveli of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, founder of the Sikh empire, has become a picture of neglect due to the indifferent attitude of the Pakistani Waqf Board. An Amritsar based historian Surinder Kochher has reportedly told some media persons that Maharaja Ranjit Singh’s haveli located in the old Sabzi Mandi of Gujranwala city in Pakistan's Punjab province has been converted into a vegetable market.