Umnikelo WeSabatha Lokuqala Owendlu Yokukhonza-ePathankot, North Indian Union
IPanthankot idolobha elisesifundeni saseIndia iPunjab. Emungceleni wePakistan ohlangothini olusentshonalanga futhi yindawo yokuhamba yesifunda sasePunjab, Himachu Pradesh kanye neJammu neKashmir. Isigijimi semvuselelo safika lapha ngonyaka ka2015, namalunga ebandla lethu athe akhula kuleminyaka edlule. Ngenxa yokuhanjiswa kweZifundo zesiKolo seSabatha, imiphefumulo emisha eyigugu ngokuba maganga bafuna iqiniso lanamuhla.
Kusukela ngonyaka ka2011, indawo yasedolobheni lasePathankot lalinabantu abangu 159, 909-nezinga lokufunda nokubhala elingu 88.71%. Lizungezwe ububanzi (inxenye yezintaba zaseHimalaya) kanye nomfula iChakki. Izindawo ezidumile eziseduze nePathankot zihlanganisa iShahpur Kandi kanye nendlu elengisiwe yokuphumula yezihambi kanye nedamu laseRanjit Sagar, okuyidamu lamandla adonsela phansi eliphakeme kunawo wonke eAsia. Izimboni ezikhona zihlanganisa ukukhiqizwa kobisi, ilayisi, izindwangu, imishini yokuthunga izimpahla zezemidlalo, ushukela, isitashi, umanyolo, amabhayisikili, izinsimbi zesayensi, izimpahla zikagesi, amathulusi omshini namafutha kaphayini.
Izinkolo ePathankot ngamaHinduism angu 88.89%, Sikhism 8.01%, kanye namaKrestu 1.73%, kulandele amaIslam nezinye izinkolo. Itholakala ezindaweni eziphansi zeKangra neDalhousie, nomfula iChakki ogeleza eduze, lelidolobha livame ukusetshenziswa njengendawo yokuphumula ngaphambi kokuba ungene ezintabeni zaseJammu ne Kashmir, Dalhousie, Chamba, Kangra, Dharamshala, Mcleodganj, Jwalaji, Chintpurni uze ufinyelele ngaphakathi kweHimalaya. Abafundi abaningi basemaphandleni abakwizifunda ezingomakhelwane beza ePathankot ukuthola imfundo.
IPathankot ixhumene kahle ngendlela yesitimela kanye nomgwaqo neIndia yonke, futhi ixhumene nge-network ebanzi yangasese kanye nendawo yamabhasi omphakathi aya kwamanye amadolobha asePunjab, Himachal Pradesh, Dehli, Haryana, Jammu kanye Kashmir. Izindawo ezibalulekile ezifana neDehli, Manali Chandigarh, Jammu, Dharamshala, Dahousie kanye neAmritsar.
Ngakho-ke, ngokufanayo neKarpanawume esikhathini sikaJesu, iPathankot isebenza njengendawo yokuphambana kwezindlela yezihambi-kanjalo, ingasebenza ukuhambisa ivangeli! Asinazo izinsiza okungezethu ukuthenge umhlaba wokwakha ibandla, kanjalo sidinga usizao oluvela kubazalwane nodade emhlabeni wonke ukuba bathumele iminikelo yesihle ukuba sakhe isikhumbuzo seNkosi ePathankot, India. “Ngokuba uNkulunkulu uyamthanda onikelayo ethokoza” (II Korinte 9:7), futhi ngalethemba siyakhuleka eNkosini ukubusisa ngamunye kakhulu.
Abazalwane nodade abavela ebandleni lasePathankot