ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi has issued as many as 2,942 visas to Sikh pilgrims from India to attend the birthday celebrations of Baba Guru Nanak, which are scheduled to be held here from November 6 to 15.

The issuance of visas was covered under the framework of the Pakistan-India Protocol on Visits to Religious Shrines of 1974, said a press release issued on Friday.

Every year, a large number of Sikh Yatrees from India visit Pakistan to observe various religious festivals/occasions.

The issuance of pilgrimage visas to religious pilgrims by the High Commission was in line with the Government of Pakistan’s commitment to implement the bilateral protocol on visits to religious shrines between the two countries.

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Charge d’ Affaires Aftab Hasan Khan extended his heartfelt felicitations to the pilgrims and wished them a rewarding and fulfilling yatra.

“Pakistan takes immense pride in preserving sacred religious places and providing necessary facilitation to the visiting pilgrims,” he added.

During the visit, the pilgrims would, inter alia, go to Dera Sahib, Panja Sahib, Nankana Sahib, and Kartarpur Sahib. They would enter Pakistan’s border on November 6 and return back to India on November 15, 2022.