Pakistan’s ANF arrests 10 suspects in drug smuggling operations
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The Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi on Tuesday said it has issued over 3800 visas to Sikh pilgrims from India to participate in the 549th birthday anniversary celebrations of Baba Guru Nanak Dev Ji in Pakistan from 21-30 November.
This is in addition to the visas issued to Sikh pilgrims participating in the event from other countries.
This is by far the largest number of visas issued in recent years to Sikh pilgrims for Guru Nanak’s birth anniversary celebrations, well beyond the maximum number of 3000, mutually agreed between the two countries for this event, the High Commission said in a press release.
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Pakistan’s High Commissioner Sohail Mahmood said this was a “special gesture” by the Pakistan Government in view of the 550th-anniversary celebrations of Guru Nanak commencing in earnest from this year.
“We extend profound felicitations to our brothers and sisters celebrating this auspicious occasion and wish all yatrees a spiritually fulfilling yatra”, he said.
The issuance of pilgrimage visas to Sikh pilgrims is in line with the Government of Pakistan’s efforts for promoting visits to religious shrines and people-to-people interactions. ‘’This also reflects the commitment of the Government of Pakistan to faithfully implement the bilateral protocol on visits to religious shrines,’’ the High Commission added.
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