Sikh Yatrees from India arrive in Lahore

Lahore: To celebrate 551st birth anniversary of Guru Nanak, a group of 602 Indian Sikh pilgrims led by Amarjeet Singh, a member Shoromni Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC), arrived in Pakistan from India at Wagah border.

Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB Additional Secretary Shrine Tariq Wazir, Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Parbandak Committee (PSGPC) President Satwant Singh, General Secretary Ameer Singh, PSGPC former President Bishan Singh welcomed them. The officials of Punjab Health Department checked all passengers with thermal fever gun and also observed their negative reports of COVID-19 tests which they were carrying with them.

The ETPB offered refreshment to the Sikh pilgrims. After immigration and Customs formalities, the delegates set off from Wagah border and proceeded to Gurdwara Janamasthan Nankana Sahib by buses arranged by ETPB at 5.50pm. The Sikh pilgrims have also brought a Palki for Guru Garanth Sahib from India to place it in the Gurdwara.