New Delhi: On the eve of Martyrdom Day of Guru Arjun Dev Jee, a group of Sikh pilgrims will visit Pakistan from India to participate in the annual festival scheduled to be held in Pakistan from 8-17 June 2022.
Sources said that the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi has issued 163 visas to Sikh pilgrims.
The issuance of visas is covered under the framework of the Pakistan-India Protocol on Visits to Religious Shrines of 1974.
Sikh Yatrees from India visit Pakistan every year to observe various religious festivals/occasions.
The visas issued from New Delhi are in addition to the visas granted to Sikh pilgrims participating in these events from other countries.
India and Pakistan have the Bilateral Protocol on Visits to Religious Shrines between the two countries.
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.
