Amritsar, April 11 -- Nearly 5,800 Sikh pilgrims from India crossed over to Pakistan on Thursday to celebrate Khalsa Foundation Day, or Baisakhi, through the Attari-Wagah border, officials said. They said the pilgrims were accorded a warm welcome by Pakistan authorities and Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (PSGPC).

The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) group of pilgrims, who were seen off by officials from the Golden Temple complex in Amritsar, is led by SGPC members Jang Bahadar Singh, Joginder Kaur and Ravinder Singh Khalsa. The groups of other organisations are led by Tarlochan Singh (Khalra Mission Committee) and Daljit Singh (Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee), among others.

Upon reaching Pakistan, th...