Pakistan, Nov. 4 -- Pakistan on Tuesday welcomed dozens of Sikh pilgrims from India in the first major cross-border movement since deadly clashes between the two countries led to the closure of the Wagah-Attari land route in May, AFP reported.

More than 2,100 Sikh pilgrims were granted visas to attend a 10-day festival marking the 556th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak, the founder of the Sikh faith, according to Pakistan's High Commission in New Delhi.

The Wagah-Attari border - the only active land crossing between Pakistan and India - had been closed to general traffic following the worst fighting since 1999, which left over 70 people dead in missile, drone, and artillery exchanges earlier this year.

On Tuesday morning, pilgrims queue...