Newsnomics AJAY ANGELINA reporter |
Over 2,800 Sikh pilgrims from India has arrived in Pakistan on Sunday through Wagah border, Lahore to per-
form religious rituals at the celebration of Baisakhi , the annual festival of Sikh community.
As per details, the Sikh pilgrims during their stay in Pakistan will visit Dera Sahib, Panja Sahib, Nankana Sahib
and Kartarpur Sahib (religious places for Sikhs). They will participate in the main event of Baisakhi at Gurdwara Panja Sahib (Hasan Abdal) on April 14.
Baisakhi is a highly esteemed and honored festival in the Sikh religion also referred to as ‘Vaisakhi’ or ‘Basoa’,
predominantly celebrated in Northern India, signifying the onset of the spring harvest season.
Rana Shahid, Evacuee Trust Property Board Additional Secretary welcomed the Sikh pilgrims from India
warmly and said, “all arrangements related to clean drinking water, clean washrooms, trains, sitting arrange-
ments and security system has been completed properly to facilitate the Sikh brothers.”
A Sikh delegate said, “we are very happy to come to Pakistan as its people give a message of brotherhood by promoting peace in the subcontinent.”
Another delegate commented, “all arrangements done by the Pakistan government are impressive.”
The Sikh pilgrims will leave for India on April 18 after performing their religious rituals.
Thousands of Sikhs pilgrims visit Pakistan each year to pay their tribute to Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikh
religion at his birthplace Nankana Sahib in Lahore Pakistan. Guru Nanak was born on the outskirts of Lahore
and many of Sikh Shrines are located in Pakistan that made it attractive for the Sikh community.
In 2021 Pakistan reopened Kartarpur Corridor for the Sikh pilgrims to visit their holy places and perform
religious rituals freely.
Kartarpur corridor is a visa free crossing allows devotees from India to visit the Gurdwara in Kartarpur, Pakistan, 4.7 kilometers (2.9 miles) from the India–Pakistan border on the Pakistani side.
