Saturday, 29th May 2009.

After spending the morning arranging a local sim card for my mobile phone and purchasing a pair of sandals ( another very hot day ! ) i tried to leave for Panja Sahib but was stopped by an elderly Pakistani gentleman who was visiting Islamabad from Jammu. This kind and elderly man had seen me sitting in the reception area of my hotel and wanted to have a chat with me. Apparently he had written a poem about Guru Nanak Dev Ji and wanted me to hear it.It was wonderful and very touching to hear the verses, we parted company with a warm embrace.

We reached Panja Sahib and after the routine search by the Pakistani security services we entered the Gurdwara Sahib.As i entered the Darbar Sahib to pay my respects to the Guru Granth Sahib Ji i noticed even more men,women and children than yesterday sleeping on the floor , there were also a dozen or so women reading from the Gutkas.I had to be careful as not to step on anyone.

I was told that i had just missed the Prince of Swat who was on his 3rd visit to reassure the refugees and had donated RS 1Lakh .The Prince was accompanied by members of Imran Khans political party who had also donated RS 1LAKH too.I sat with some of the men on the steps and asked them about any updates from their towns.Most of the refugees are from Bunair and the Pakistani government had announced in the afternoon that Bunair has been cleared and people can return home.I asked Sardar Sarung Singh about this and he informed me that 4 men had their throats cut in Bunair only hours after the town was given the all clear by the government and they will not be returning yet.

I noticed a little boy being carried by his father, he was called Amritpal Singh ( 9 yrs old ), due to his disability he was unable to walk.They needed a wheelchair so i said Khalsa Aid will provide him one within the next couple of days.Its still unclear who is running the refugee "camp", Sardar Sarung Singh is from the Pakistan Gurdwara Prabandak Committee and is also a refugee,but there are others who who think they are running the "camp".