At Sahiwal (Mandi Montgomery) in Pakistan, I was led by two boys to view the remains of an abandoned Sikh site. With much hesitation, I followed them inside a police station only to realize that this is the premises of an erstwhile gurdwara! Introducing ourselves to the police officer, we sought permission to explore.

In the courtyard, a locked-up prisoner extended his hand through the cellar bars, to which I reciprocated by extending my hand. He said, “For a crime never committed, I am imprisoned here for nothing! Ironically, for nothing, your community is now imprisoned out of these lands.”