Source: Sikhnet/The Tribune

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On November 14, 2005 The Tribune reported, "After over two years of deliberations, the International Sikh Confederation, an apex advisory body of Sikhs, is all set to take shape. The advisory body of the Sikhs will primarily act as a moral authority to guide the community on social, economic, educational and religious affairs, said Dr Kharak Singh, a member of the committee which has drafted a constitution for the proposed body. The apex body will comprise young and educated faces and will give advice on employment avenues for unemployed Sikh youth. The other members of the committee are Lt-Gen Kartar Singh Gill and Dr G.S. Kalkat. The idea to set up the apex body was mooted by the Institute of Sikh Studies at its annual seminar held in November 2003... Apart from a political body, it will act as a pressure group on the religious bodies of Sikhs."