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The Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) has received visas for 541 Sikh pilgrims who volition question to Pakistan to wage obeisance astatine historical Sikh shrines connected the juncture of the martyrdom day of the 5th Sikh Guru, Arjan Dev.
In total, the Pakistan High Commission successful New Delhi has issued 737 visas to the Indian pilgrims to enactment successful an yearly festival to beryllium held successful Pakistan from June 10-19, according to an authoritative statement.
SGPC's Dharam Prachar Committee Secretary, Gurinder Singh Mathrewal, said present connected Monday (June 8, 2026) that the Sikhs' apex spiritual assemblage had submitted passports of 561 pilgrims to the Pakistani Embassy successful New Delhi. Visas had been granted to 541 pilgrims, portion 20 applicants were denied.
The 'Jatha' (batch) of pilgrims volition depart from the SGPC office connected Wednesday (June 10).
Saad Ahmad Warraich, Charge d’Affaires of Pakistan to India, extended his heartfelt felicitations and wished the pilgrims a fulfilling yatra.
The issuance of visas is successful enactment with the Government of Pakistan’s committedness to afloat instrumentality the Bilateral Protocol connected Visits to Religious Shrines of 1974, the connection said.
He said the batch would question to Pakistan to enactment successful the martyrdom day events.
During the visit, the pilgrims volition wage obeisance astatine assorted historical Sikh shrines and enactment successful commemorative events earlier returning to India connected June 19.
Mr. Mathrewal said pilgrims whose visas had been approved should cod their passports from the SGPC bureau during bureau hours connected June 9.
