Over 10,000 Sikh pilgrims from across the World arriving in Pakistan for holiest event

Over 10,000 Sikh pilgrims from across the World arriving in Pakistan for holiest event

ISLAMABAD -Over 10,000 Sikh pilgrims from across the World arriving in Pakistan for holiest event of 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak in November this year.

Pakistan will issue 10,000 visas to Sikh pilgrims. The first batch of devotees will leave for Pakistan in the first week of November by a special train.

The pilgrims will proceed to the Wagah railway station from the Atari railway station and then start their journey to the Nankana Sahib. Sikhs will continue to visit Pakistan till November 8.

Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Committee chief Sardar Satwant Singh has invited Sikhs from across the world to join Guru Nanak's 550th birth anniversary celebrations.