Pakistan issues visas to Sikh pilgrims ahead of Guru Arjan Dev's martyrdom day

Islamabad, June 07: Ahead of the martyrdom day of Guru Arjan Dev, the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi on Tuesday issued 163 visas to Sikh pilgrims for the annual festival scheduled from June 8-17.

 

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/occasions.

 

 

Expressing his views on the auspicious occasion, Charge d'Affaires Aftab Hasan Khan, extended his heartfelt felicitations to the pilgrims and wished them a rewarding and fulfilling yatra, read the High Commission for Pakistan press release.

 

 

The visas issued from New Delhi are in addition to the visas granted to Sikh pilgrims participating in these events from other countries.

 

During the visit, the pilgrims would, inter alia, go to Panja Sahib, Nankana Sahib and Kartarpur Sahib. They would enter Pakistan on June 8 and return back to India on June 17, 2022, added the release.

 

Guru Arjan was the first of the two Gurus martyred in the Sikh faith and the fifth of the ten total Sikh Gurus. He compiled the first official edition of the Sikh scripture called the Adi Granth, which later expanded into the Guru Granth Sahib.