Gujranwala Khalsa Educational Council, a hundred-year-old trust organized an Interactive session with a Swedish political scientist and author of Pakistani descent Dr. Ishtiaq Ahmed.
The event was presided over by Dr. S.S. Johal, eminent economist and Former Chancellor, of the Central University of Punjab, Bathinda. Prof. Gurbhajan Gill and Dr. Surjit Patar were special guests.
The event started with the welcome address of Dr. S.P. Singh, Former Vice-Chancellor of GNDU, Amritsar, and President, of Gujranwala Khalsa Educational Council.
He expressed his gratitude to the honorable guests and acquainted the audience with the deep roots of Gujranwala Guru Nanak Khalsa College and Gujranwala Khalsa Educational Council which are tied to Pakistan.
Prof. Gurbhajan Gill, President, of Lok Virasat Academy, introduced Dr. Ishtiaq Ahmed and discussed his book “The Punjab Bloodied, Partitioned, and Cleansed.”
While addressing the audience, Dr. Ishtiaq Ahmed recounted in detail his research related to the Partition of India and Pakistan and discussed the issues related to Genocide and Ethnic Cleansing.