A group of 342 indian Sikh devotees left for Pakistan!
A group of 342 Sikh devotees has been sent to pakistan by the haryana Sikh Gurudwara Management Committee to celebrate Baisakhi festival. On this special occasion, the head of the haryana Sikh Gurudwara Management Committee, Bhupendra Singh Asandh, flagged off the group of devotees in 2 different buses. There was tremendous enthusiasm among the pilgrims. On this occasion, the Sikh devotees said that they are getting a chance to visit their Guru religions for the first time. Because of this, they are very happy.
For the first time, the Pakistan government has given visas to a large number of people to visit Nankana Sahib, the birthplace of Shri Guru Nanak Dev Ji. The group of 342 people who left for pakistan today will enter the neighboring country through the wagah border tomorrow. Let us tell you that many important Gurudhams are located in Pakistan. These include Shri Nankana Sahib (birthplace of Guru Nanak Dev Ji), Panja Sahib and Kartarpur Sahib. All these pilgrimage sites have a very important place in Sikhism. That is why devotees feel closer to the Gurus by going there.
Visas issued to indian Sikh pilgrims
The Pakistan government had issued more than 6,700 visas to indian Sikh pilgrims for the baisakhi festival. An official gave this information on tuesday (April 8). This is the first time in the last 50 years that more than the fixed number of visas have been issued between the two countries. Additional Secretary of the Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB) Saifullah Khokhar told PTI-Bhasha, "Under the Pakistan-India Religious Protocol Agreement 1974, 3,000 Sikh pilgrims are allowed to visit pakistan for any religious festival. However, the government has issued 6,751 visas and 3,751 additional visas have been provided on the special request of the Ministry of Religious Affairs and the ETPB. Will go to pakistan via wagah border on 10 April
Sikh pilgrims from india will go to pakistan via wagah border on 10 april to celebrate Sikh New Year and the establishment of Khalsa Panth on 14 April. Khokhar said that this is the first time in the last 50 years that the Pakistan government has issued additional visas to indian Sikh pilgrims for Baisakhi.
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