Over 2,200 Sikh pilgrims from India entered Pakistan via the Attari-Wagah border on Friday to attend Baisakhi and the 327th Khalsa Janam Din celebrations. According to ETPB, 2,238 pilgrims arrived, while Pakistan issued 2,800 visas. The main ceremony will be held on April 14 at Gurdwara Panja Sahib in Hasan Abdal.
Lahore: Over 2,200 Sikh pilgrims from India on Friday arrived in Pakistan's Punjab province through the Attari-Wagah border to participate in the Baisakhi festival and the 327th Khalsa Janam Din celebrations.
Pakistan Punjab's Minority Minister Ramesh Singh Arora and Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB) Additional Secretary (Shrines) Nasir Mushtaq received the pilgrims at the Wagah border.
Pakistan had issued 2,800 visas to Indian Sikh pilgrims for Baisakhi festival scheduled to be held on April 14.
"As many as 2,238 Sikh pilgrims crossed into Pakistan from India today to take part in Baisakhi festivities," Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB) spokesperson Ghulam Mohyuddin told PTI.
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