Pakistan Issues 3,000 Visas To Sikh Pilgrims For Guru Nanak Birthday Celebrations
Muhammad Irfan Published November 23, 2023 | 09:02 PM
The Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi on Thursday issued around 3,000 visas to Sikh pilgrims from India enabling them to attend the 554th birthday celebrations of Baba Guru Nanak Dev Ji scheduled to be held in Pakistan from November 25 to December 4, 2023
NEW DELHI, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 23rd Nov, 2023) The Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi on Thursday issued around 3,000 visas to Sikh pilgrims from India enabling them to attend the 554th birthday celebrations of Baba Guru Nanak Dev Ji scheduled to be held in Pakistan from November 25 to December 4, 2023.
During the visit, the pilgrims, inter alia, would go to Dera Sahib, Panja Sahib, Nankana Sahib and Kartarpur Sahib, according to a press release issued by the high commission.
Expressing his views on the occasion, Pakistan's Charge d’Affaires in India Aizaz Khan extended his heartfelt felicitations to the pilgrims and wished them a safe journey.
The issuance of visas is covered under the framework of the Pakistan-India Protocol on Visits to Religious Shrines of 1974.
Every year, a large number of Sikh Yatrees from India visit Pakistan to observe various religious festivals and occasions.
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