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Citing pandemic, home ministry denies permission to Sikh group planning to travel to Pak on Saka Nankana Sahib anniversary ANI | Updated: Feb 17, 2021 21:44 IST
New Delhi [India], February 17 (ANI): The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) in response to a proposal has denied permission to a Sikh jatha which was planning to visit Pakistan on the 100th anniversary of Saka Nankana Sahib.
The group consisted of 600 people who wanted to go to Pakistan from 18 to 25 February. You may be aware that traffic on IndiaPakistan International border has been suspended from March 2020 due to COVID pandemic. While the pandemic continues to persist, it is pertinent to note that Pakistan has so far recorded over half a million cases with over 10,000 plus deaths due to COVID. Considering the capacity of health infrastructure in Pakistan, it is not advisable for a large group of our citizens to visit Pakistan for a week during pandemic, MH
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Yatra of Gurdwara Nankana Sahib to mark 100th anniversary of Saka Nankana Sahib. Nankana Sahib is
Parkash Asthan of Guru Nanak Ji, first Guru of Sikhs. The Jatha was scheduled to visit Pakistan from February 18 to 25, 2021 to attend special
Samagams on 100th anniversary of ‘Saka Nankana Sahib’.
In a letter sent to the president of Shiromani Gurdwara Prabhandak Committee (SGPC), Ministry of Home Affairs Joint Director Avi Prakash said: “recent inputsindicate threat to the safety and security of Indian citizens visiting Pakistan. As the
Jatha which may have nearly 600 members, is scheduled to visit five Gurdwaras across Pakistan over a period of week, we apprehend considerable threat to the safety of a large number of our citizens during this visit”.
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