AMRITSAR, Oct. 30 -- A Sikh jatha is all set to go to Pakistan to celebrate the birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev as 2,185 pilgrims have been issued visas for transborder 10-day pilgrimage starting from November 4, said persons in the know of the matter on Wednesday.

The anniversary of the Sikhism's founder is being celebrated at his birthplace Nankana Sahib in Punjab province of Pakistan.

The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) secretary Partap Singh said the SGPC had sent 1,802 passports of devotees to the Pakistan high commission for visas, out of which 1,796 devotees have received visas.

He also expressed gratitude to the Governments of India and Pakistan for the successful issuance of the visas to the devotees on the ...