ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has invited Indian Sikhs to attend the 551st delivery anniversary celebrations of Sikh religion’s founder, Guru Nanak Dev, an official mentioned on Monday.
The three-day celebrations, often known as Guru Nanak Gurpurab, will start on November 27 at Nankana Sahib.
Yearly, a lot of Sikh pilgrims from India and totally different elements of the world collect on the Gurdwara Janamasthan Nankana Sahib, the delivery place of Guru Nanak, in Pakistan’s Punjab province to mark his delivery anniversary. Nevertheless, the Covid-19 pandemic is prone to have an effect on festivities this 12 months.
The Indian pilgrims will likely be provided a five-day visa to enter the nation upon the proof of a compulsory Covid-19 unfavourable check, The Categorical Tribune reported.
The Deserted Waqf Property Board and the Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (PSGPC) have additionally despatched common invites and itineraries to varied Sikh societies, together with the Shiromani Committee of India, for attending the festivities.
In view of the coronavirus pandemic, the Sikhs from India will likely be allowed to remain within the nation just for a restricted time period, with no extensions.
The particular five-day Nankana Sahib Visa will successfully expire on December 2.
“All pilgrims coming to partake within the festivities of Baba Guru Nanak Dev’s delivery anniversary will required to watch and abide by all Covid-19 customary working procedures all through their keep, even after exhibiting the obligatory unfavourable Covid-19 check,” an official of the nation’s Waqf board mentioned.
In keeping with PSGPC Head Sardar Satwant Singh, the schedule of their keep in Pakistan needed to be revised in consideration of closed borders and the rising coronavirus tally in India.
“There will likely be no new restrictions positioned on the variety of Indian Sikh pilgrims making the journey,” he mentioned.
As per the Pakistan-India bilateral settlement, 3,000 Indian Sikh pilgrims will likely be allowed entry into the nation for the Gurpurab celebrations.
Nevertheless, this time round, guests will solely have the choice of the Nankana Sahib Visa, not like final 12 months once they had the choice of a 10-day visa to go to a number of gurdwaras in Lahore, Nankana Sahib, Hassan Abdal, Kartarpur, Rohri Sahib and Farooqbad.
For the primary time, Sikh pilgrims visiting the nation may even not have the choice to remain or store in Lahore and be required to exit the nation upon conclusion of spiritual festivities.
In keeping with Singh, Indian pilgrims will likely be welcomed on the Wagah Border on November 27, from the place they are going to be taken to Nankana Sahib by way of a particular bus service.
“The pilgrims could have entry to varied gurdwaras in Nankana Sahib and likewise take part within the Nagar Kirtan customized. On the finish of which, they are going to be shuttled again to Wagha Border December 1, to go again to India,” he added.
Final week, addressing a media briefing right here, International Workplace Spokesperson Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri mentioned that Pakistan reopened the Kartarpur hall on July 29, however India has not but opened from its aspect.
The hall – which permits Indian pilgrims to undertake visa-free journey to the historic Kartarpur Sahib gurudwara – was closed on March 16 because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
India has mentioned a call to re-open the Kartarpur hall can be taken in accordance with the protocols relating Covid-19 and easing of restrictions.
The hall hyperlinks Dera Baba Nanak shrine in Gurdaspur in India to Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib in Pakistan – the ultimate resting place of Guru Nanak.
Kartarpur Sahib Gurdwara is situated in Pakistan’s Narowal district throughout the river Ravi, about 4 kilometres from the Dera Baba Nanak shrine.
In November final 12 months, the 2 international locations threw open the hall linking Dera Baba Sahib in Gurdaspur in India and Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib in Pakistan, in a historic people-to-people initiative.
The three-day celebrations, often known as Guru Nanak Gurpurab, will start on November 27 at Nankana Sahib.
Yearly, a lot of Sikh pilgrims from India and totally different elements of the world collect on the Gurdwara Janamasthan Nankana Sahib, the delivery place of Guru Nanak, in Pakistan’s Punjab province to mark his delivery anniversary. Nevertheless, the Covid-19 pandemic is prone to have an effect on festivities this 12 months.
The Indian pilgrims will likely be provided a five-day visa to enter the nation upon the proof of a compulsory Covid-19 unfavourable check, The Categorical Tribune reported.
The Deserted Waqf Property Board and the Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (PSGPC) have additionally despatched common invites and itineraries to varied Sikh societies, together with the Shiromani Committee of India, for attending the festivities.
In view of the coronavirus pandemic, the Sikhs from India will likely be allowed to remain within the nation just for a restricted time period, with no extensions.
The particular five-day Nankana Sahib Visa will successfully expire on December 2.
“All pilgrims coming to partake within the festivities of Baba Guru Nanak Dev’s delivery anniversary will required to watch and abide by all Covid-19 customary working procedures all through their keep, even after exhibiting the obligatory unfavourable Covid-19 check,” an official of the nation’s Waqf board mentioned.
In keeping with PSGPC Head Sardar Satwant Singh, the schedule of their keep in Pakistan needed to be revised in consideration of closed borders and the rising coronavirus tally in India.
“There will likely be no new restrictions positioned on the variety of Indian Sikh pilgrims making the journey,” he mentioned.
As per the Pakistan-India bilateral settlement, 3,000 Indian Sikh pilgrims will likely be allowed entry into the nation for the Gurpurab celebrations.
Nevertheless, this time round, guests will solely have the choice of the Nankana Sahib Visa, not like final 12 months once they had the choice of a 10-day visa to go to a number of gurdwaras in Lahore, Nankana Sahib, Hassan Abdal, Kartarpur, Rohri Sahib and Farooqbad.
For the primary time, Sikh pilgrims visiting the nation may even not have the choice to remain or store in Lahore and be required to exit the nation upon conclusion of spiritual festivities.
In keeping with Singh, Indian pilgrims will likely be welcomed on the Wagah Border on November 27, from the place they are going to be taken to Nankana Sahib by way of a particular bus service.
“The pilgrims could have entry to varied gurdwaras in Nankana Sahib and likewise take part within the Nagar Kirtan customized. On the finish of which, they are going to be shuttled again to Wagha Border December 1, to go again to India,” he added.
Final week, addressing a media briefing right here, International Workplace Spokesperson Zahid Hafeez Chaudhri mentioned that Pakistan reopened the Kartarpur hall on July 29, however India has not but opened from its aspect.
The hall – which permits Indian pilgrims to undertake visa-free journey to the historic Kartarpur Sahib gurudwara – was closed on March 16 because of the Covid-19 pandemic.
India has mentioned a call to re-open the Kartarpur hall can be taken in accordance with the protocols relating Covid-19 and easing of restrictions.
The hall hyperlinks Dera Baba Nanak shrine in Gurdaspur in India to Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib in Pakistan – the ultimate resting place of Guru Nanak.
Kartarpur Sahib Gurdwara is situated in Pakistan’s Narowal district throughout the river Ravi, about 4 kilometres from the Dera Baba Nanak shrine.
In November final 12 months, the 2 international locations threw open the hall linking Dera Baba Sahib in Gurdaspur in India and Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib in Pakistan, in a historic people-to-people initiative.
