KARACHI, Pakistan 

Prime Minister Imran Khan on Monday laid foundation stone for a university named after Baba Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikh religion, ahead of his 550th birth anniversary to be held in Pakistan next month.

The university will be set up in Nankana Sahib district of northeastern Punjab province — the birth place of Baba Guru Nanak — located some 75 kilometers (46 miles) of provincial capital Lahore.

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