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GS Paul
Amritsar, April 12
A jatha comprising 815 pilgrims under different banners on Monday left for Pakistan on the occasion of Khalsa Sajna Divas (Baisakhi) through Attari-Wagah Joint Check Post.
The main event has been scheduled at Gurdwara Panja Sahib in Hasan Abdal on April 14.
The Pakistan High Commission had issued visa to 1,100 pilgrims for the occasion. In the wake of the Covid threat, the National Command Operation Centre of Pakistan has put a ban on large religious gatherings. The Pak Sikh families were told to avoid their physical presence at Gurdwara Sri Panja Sahib.
Many Indian pilgrims too were disappointed after they were denied visa by the Ministry of External Affairs. SGPC had submitted 793 applications out of which 437 got visa.