Sikh Pilgrims
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Pakistan issues over 2,800 visas to Indian Sikh pilgrims for Baisakhi celebrations
World | Apr 07, 2026, 07:34 PM ISTThe Sikhs from India will also visit Gurdwara Janam Asthan, Nankana Sahib, and Kartarpur Sahib, besides participating in the annual Baisakhi Mela in Pakistan.
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Beyond Borders: How the Kartarpur Corridor redefined Sikh pilgrimage and spiritual bonds
India | Nov 09, 2025, 09:21 AM ISTOpened by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during Guru Nanak's 550th birth anniversary and visited by Dr. Manmohan Singh and UN Secretary-General António Guterres, the corridor became a symbol of peace, faith, and cross-border unity.
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Government allows Sikh pilgrims to visit Pakistan for Guru Nanak's birth anniversary
India | Oct 02, 2025, 05:24 PM ISTOnly selected jathas (groups) will be allowed to travel, based on recommendations from the respective state governments. These suggestions will be reviewed by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and final approval will be granted by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA).
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Over 6,700 Indian Sikh pilgrims reach Pakistan to celebrate Baisakhi, highest number in 50 years
India | Apr 11, 2025, 10:18 AM ISTA leader of the Gurdwara Management Committee, Daljeet Singh Sarna thanked the Pakistani government for issuing visas to such a large number of pilgrims for the first time, saying it has won the hearts of the Sikh community.
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Pakistan: Sikh pilgrims from India reach Lahore for Guru Nanak’s birth anniversary celebrations
World | Nov 15, 2024, 01:11 PM ISTPakistan has issued a total of 3,000 visas to Indian Sikhs for the event. During their stay, pilgrims will be provided with accommodation, food, transportation, and medical facilities.
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Sikh pilgrim from India dies of heart attack while returning from pilgrimage in Pakistan
World | Jul 02, 2024, 03:46 PM ISTAccording to The Express Tribune newspaper, Dev Singh Sidhu from Amritsar, Punjab, travelled to Pakistan to observe the 185th death anniversary of Maharaja Ranjit Singh and conduct religious ceremonies.
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Baisakhi Celebrations 2024: Pakistan issues 2,843 visas to Indian Sikh pilgrims
World | Apr 09, 2024, 07:18 PM ISTThe Sikh pilgrims travelling to Pakistan will visit Gurdwara Panja Sahib, Gurdwara Nankana Sahib, and Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib.
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Pakistan issues over 2,000 visas to Indian Sikh pilgrims for Baisakhi celebrations
World | Apr 08, 2023, 09:26 AM ISTThe pilgrims would go to Dera Sahib, Panja Sahib, Nankana Sahib and Kartarpur Sahib during their visit.
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Pakistan High Commission issues 3,000 visas to Indian Sikh pilgrims
India | Nov 12, 2021, 11:09 PM ISTThe visas were issued to facilitate the visit of the pilgrims to Pakistan to offer prayers at various gurdwaras from November 17-26.
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600 Sikh pilgrims intending to visit Pakistan denied permission citing security, Covid concerns
India | Feb 17, 2021, 09:23 PM ISTThe Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Wednesday denied permission to 600 Sikh pilgrims intending to visit Pakistan, citing security, COVID-19 concerns, PTI quoted officials as saying.
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Pakistan: At least 29 killed as bus carrying Sikh pilgrims rams into train in Punjab
World | Jul 03, 2020, 05:13 PM ISTAt least 29 passengers killed after a bus carrying Sikh pilgrims rammed into a train in the Sheikhupura district in Pakistan's Punjab province at 1:30 pm on Friday.
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Around 3,000 Sikh pilgrims to visit Panja Sahib shrine in Pakistan
India | Jan 19, 2020, 02:54 PM ISTAs many as 555 Sikh devotees from the national capital along with around 3,000 pilgrims will visit Pakistan via Wagah border in April to celebrate Baisakhi at the historic Gurudwara Panja Sahib, Delhi Sikh Gurudwara Management Committee (DSGMC) President Manjinder Singh Sirsa said on Sunday.
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Pakistan's service fee from Sikh pilgrims is 'jaziya' says Harsimrat
India | Oct 05, 2019, 09:38 PM ISTUnion minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal on Saturday condemned Islamabad's insistence to charge a service fee of USD 20 from pilgrims to the Kartarpur Sahib Gurdwara and compared it with 'jaziya'.
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Pakistan sends recommendations to India for visa-free travel of Sikh pilgrims through Kartarpur corridor
World | Dec 29, 2018, 08:44 PM ISTThe recommendations call for Indian pilgrims to be given free entry and that facilitation centres and security check-posts to be set up on both sides of the border.
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Ahead of Kartarpur Corridor opening, Sikh pilgrims from all over world pour into Pakistan's Gurdwara Panja Sahib
World | Nov 26, 2018, 06:05 PM ISTThe Kartarpur corridor will be formally be inaugurated by Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday while Punjab Governor Mohammad Sarwar would host a reception in honour of the Indian Sikhs in Lahore on Tuesday.
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'Attempt to incite communal disharmony': Furious India lodges protest with Pak over harassment of officials
India | Nov 23, 2018, 01:34 PM ISTThe Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said in its statement that Indian officials were compelled to return to Islamabad without performing their diplomatic and consular duties vis-a-vis Indian pilgrims.
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Siddhu takes a U-turn over reports about Pakistan opening Kartarpur border for Sikh pilgrims
News | Sep 07, 2018, 03:00 PM ISTSiddhu takes a U-turn over reports about Pakistan opening Kartarpur border for Sikh pilgrims
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Pakistan prevents Sikh pilgrims from meeting Indian envoy
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Uttarakhand: Over 3,000 Sikh pilgrims trapped in Hemkunt Sahib
India | Jun 20, 2013, 07:04 PM ISTChandigarh, Jun 20: About 300 Sikh pilgrims trapped around the famous pilgrimage Sri Hemkunt Sahib in Uttarakhand have been rescued even as efforts are underway to evacuate over 3,000 people of the community stranded in
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Indian Sikh pilgrims cross into Pak on foot via Wagah border
World | Jun 09, 2012, 07:12 PM ISTLahore, Jun 9: Around 200 Indian Sikh pilgrims crossed into Pakistan on foot via the Wagah land border today after a mix-up prevented them from travelling across the frontier by train, officials said.The Indian Sikhs,