SIOKE

SIOKE, or Sihoke, village in Daska subdivision of Sialkot district in Pakistan, had a Sikh shrine, Gurdwara Chhota Nankana, conimeniorating Guru Nanak`s visit. At the time of his visit, the village was known as Bharoval and, according to local tradition, he put up here with a devotee named Bhai Rupa. The Gurdwara, about one kilometre southwest of the village, was affiliated to Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee, Amritsar, until 1947 when it was abandoned in the mass exodus following the partition of the Punjab.