PM welcomes Sikh delegates joining Pakistan’s Baisakhi celebrations

ISLAMABAD, Apr 14 (APP): Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday welcomed the Sikh delegates visiting Pakistan on the eve of their joyous festival Baisakhi. “I welcome all the Sikh delegates visiting Pakistan on the occasion of Baisakhi,” he said in a tweet. The prime minister said the Punjabi festival symbolised much more than merely the… Continue reading PM welcomes Sikh delegates joining Pakistan’s Baisakhi celebrations

Pakistan issues visas to Sikh pilgrims on occasion of Baisakhi celebrations

The issuance of visas was covered under the framework of the Pakistan-India Protocol on Visits to Religious Shrines of 1974. Every year, a large number of Sikh Yatrees from India visit Pakistan to observe various religious festivals/occasions. The visas issued from New Delhi were in addition to the visas granted to Sikh pilgrims participating in… Continue reading Pakistan issues visas to Sikh pilgrims on occasion of Baisakhi celebrations

Baisakhi festival observed at Punja Sahib amid COVID-19 SOPs

Attock, Apr 14 (APP): About 818 Sikh pilgrims from India arrived here in the early hours of Wednesday to observe the religious festival of Baisakhi at the Gurdwara Panja Sahib. The Baisakhi festival, which is celebrated to mark the beginning of a new harvest season, was observed with strict adherence to anti-COVID-19 standing operating procedures… Continue reading Baisakhi festival observed at Punja Sahib amid COVID-19 SOPs

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