The nuclear factor has got both India and the U.S. jittery about what instability in Pakistan may lead to following the assassination of former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto in Rawalpindi while leaving an election rally.

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THE HAVOC THAT GANGS WREAK ON FAMILIES OF INNOCENT VICTIMS: A WAKE-UP CALL TO TACKLE THE COMPLEX PROBLEM
The common perception about gangs not seeping into innocent lives is a myth and is being exposed more openly, especially by Eileen Mohan who said to me: "There is a persona that gangs would never kill innocent people." That persona has been shattered with the death of her 22-year-old son, Chris, an innocent youth who was shot to death in a gang-related shooting October 19 in Surrey and shows once again the callous indifference for human life by gangs. [Full Story]

YOUR TURN
#1. BHUTTO'S ASSASSINATION MOST HEINOUS SIN
#2. TRANSIT FARE INCREASE UNJUST TO LOW INCOME FAMILIES [Full Story]

SIKH COMMUNITY MAKING IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO B.C.
The recent dedication of the Surrey Memorial Hospital emergency room in the name of Guru Nanak demonstrates the contributions the Sikh community is making in British Columbia. As a Sikh, I am particularly proud of the efforts of my community to improve the lives of others. Thanks to charitable activities by Sikhs in B.C., since the start of the fall season, well over $1 million has been donated to various projects and countless hours have been devoted to community causes. These remarkable efforts are worthy of note. [Full Story]

ROLL OF HONOUR: INDO-CANADIAN COMMUNITY
The VOICE is well known for its bold stand against racism and other injustices and we will carry on this fight with the firm support of our loyal readers. At the same time, we are not shy of dealing with problems in our own community. [Full Story]

ROLL OF HONOUR: INDO-CANADIAN COMMUNITY - PART 2
For more than 20 years I've had the opportunity to work consistently with members of the Sikh community all across British Columbia on important issues that have helped shape our province. One of the things that I find so encouraging is how the Sikh community has reached out to all of us in British Columbia and welcomed us into their temples and religion so that we can understand more about them, their faith and their culture. [Full Story]

M.P. SUKH DHALIWAL SLAMS GOVERNMENT ON CHANDIGARH CONSULATE GENERAL CONTROVERSY
Newton-North Delta M.P. Sukh Dhaliwal this week sent a letter to Citizenship and Immigration Minister Diane Finley to show his grave concern regarding some disturbing comments made by one of her department's officials during a recent trade delegation to India. [Full Story]

SURREY KIDNAPPER'S SENTENCE REDUCED BY TWO YEARS
The Appeal Court of Canada has reduced the 13-year sentence handed down to Amandeep Singh Randhawa of Surrey by the Surrey Provincial Court in the January 19 kidnapping of the 22-year-old daughter of the Indo-Canadian owner of a chain of furniture stores by two years because the justices said that it would "suffice to mark the seriousness of this crime and serve the important objectives of denunciation and deterrence." They called it "a clumsy case of a relatively short confinement." [Full Story]

IMF REVERSES KIRPAN BAN: SECOND MAJOR KIRPAN VICTORY IN TWO MONTHS
Washington, DC - In welcome news for the Sikh community before 2008 begins, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) reversed a ban on kirpans at its Washington, DC headquarters. [Full Story]

UNITED SIKHS BECOMES FIRST SIKH SEVA NGO ASSOCIATED WITH U.N.
UN Headquarters, New York City - United Sikhs has become the first Sikh advocacy, humanitarian relief and human development Non Governmental Organization (NGO) to be associated with the United Nations, through its Department of Public Information (DPI). [Full Story]

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