Tag: Sikh Pilgrims

Pakistan Eases Norm For 10 Days Advance Intimation Before Kartarpur Visit
Pakistan Eases Norm For 10 Days Advance Intimation Before Kartarpur Visit

The Kartarpur Corridor, which links Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Pakistan, the final resting place of Sikhism founder Guru Nanak Dev, to Dera Baba Nanak shrine in Gurdaspur district, reopened on Wednesday.

  • Friday, 19 November 2021
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Over 500 Sikh pilgrims to enter India from Pakistan

Amritsar: In a first-of-its-kind since India’s partition, a team of over 500 Sikh pilgrims will enter India from Pakistan via road on Thursday after paying obeisance at the historic Nankana Sahib as part of the 550th birth anniversary celebrations of Guru Nanak Dev, the founder of Sikhism, event organisers said. Two days ago, the pilgrims […]

  • Tuesday, 27 April 2021
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Pak To Open Kartarpur Corridor Irrespective Of India Ties

Lahore: Pakistan’s doors were open to Indian Sikh pilgrims visiting Darbar Sahib Kartarpur in connection with the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak, irrespective of Islamabad’s ties with New Delhi, said Firdous Ashiq Awan, the Special Assistant to the Prime Minister on Information and Broadcasting. Addressing a press conference here on Saturday, she rejected rumours […]

  • Monday, 26 April 2021
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Pakistan To Issue 10,000 Visas To Sikh Pilgrims

Lahore: On the occasion 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 […]

  • Saturday, 24 April 2021
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80 Counters Set Up To Facilitate Kartarpur Pilgrims

Lahore: The Pakistan government has set up 80 counters at the Kartarpur Corridor to facilitate Sikh pilgrims arriving from India and all over the world to visit the holy shrine or the final resting place of Guru Nanak Dev, the founder of Sikhism. According to the Interior Ministry, the counters will speed up the clearance […]

  • Saturday, 24 April 2021
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No Passport Required For Visiting Kartarpur Sahib, Fee Waived For 2 Days

Chandigarh: In a major relief to devotees visiting Pakistan for the celebrations of the 550th “Prakash Purb” of Guru Nanak Dev, the host country on Friday announced to waive off conditions of carrying a passport for identification and prior registration for the visitors. Also, it has exempted the Indian pilgrims from paying a $20 entry […]

  • Friday, 23 April 2021
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