1,500 Sikh yatrees to arrive in Pakistan on Nov 5

LAHORE, Nov 04 (APP):Around 1,500 Sikh yatrees from India would arrive here at Wagha border crossing on foot, on Tuesday, Nov 5, for the 550th birth anniversary celebrations of Baba Guru Nanak Dev Ji. Officials of Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB) will receive them warmly. Soon after arrival here, the yatrees will leave for Janumasthan of Baba Guru Nanak in Nankana Sahib and perform their religious rituals. They will go …

LAHORE, Nov 04 (APP):Around 1,500 Sikh yatrees from India would arrive here at Wagha border crossing on foot, on Tuesday, Nov 5, for the 550th birth anniversary celebrations of Baba Guru Nanak Dev Ji.
Officials of Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB) will receive them warmly.

Soon after arrival here, the yatrees will leave for Janumasthan of Baba Guru Nanak in Nankana Sahib and perform their religious rituals. They will go to Kartarpur, Narowal, on Nov 7 to participate in inaugural ceremony of Kartarpur Corridor.

They will perform their religious rituals on Nov 8. After the inaugural ceremony of Kartarpur Corridor, the yatrees would go back to Janumasthan in Nankana Sahib on Nov 9. The central ceremony will be held at Nankana Sahib on Nov 12.

ETPB Chairman Dr Amir Ahamd said that all arrangements had been finalised to welcome yatrees in Pakistan. He said the yatrees would be provided special facilities of foolproof security, accommodation, journey, medical, etc, during their stay in Pakistan.

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