Pakistan, June 25 -- Pakistan on Monday issued visas to 463 Indian Sikh Pilgrims, who are going to Pakistan for Barsi of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, being observed from June 27 to July 6.
Within the framework of the Pakistan-India Protocol on Visits to Religious Shrines of 1974, thousands of pilgrims from India visit Pakistan to observe various religious festivals/occasions every year, a statement issued by Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi reaching here said.
This time, the High Commission also accommodated those Sikh Yatrees who were granted Pakistani visas for observing Martyrdom Day of Guru Arjun Dev Ji from June 14-23 but could not go to Pakistan. The visas issued by the High Commission in New Delhi are in addition to the visas given ...