LAHORE, Dec 04 (DNA): As many as 136 Hindu pilgrims from India have been
issued Pakistani visas to visit their religious sites in the country.

According to details, the pilgrims will participate in the 313th birth
anniversary celebrations of the Hindu saint Shiv Avtari Satguru Sant
Shadaram Sahib.

The three-day annual festival from 14 December will take place at the
Shadani Darbar Hayat Pitafi in the Ghotki district of the Sindh
province. The Hindu pilgrims will return to India on December 15.

Shadani Darbar, founded by Sant Shadaram Sahib in 1786, is a sacred
place for Hindu devotees across the globe.

“Issuance of pilgrimage visas to Hindu & Sikh pilgrims is in line with
the Government of Pakistan’s efforts for facilitating visits to
religious shrines,” the high commission said in a statement.

“It’s also reflective of Pakistan’s respect for religious places of all
faiths and efforts for promoting interfaith harmony.”

This is not the first time that Pakistan has issued visas to Indian
pilgrims despite the same has not been reciprocated from the other side.

Last month, the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi had issued around
3,000 visas to Indian Sikh pilgrims to participate in Baba Guru Nanak’s
552nd birth anniversary celebrations in Kartarpur. DNA

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