LAHORE: Hundreds of Sikh pilgrims have reached Pakistan from India through Wagah border crossing to participate in birth anniversary celebrations of Baba Guru Nanak.
The celebrations of the 552nd birth anniversary of Guru Nanak, the central figure of Sikhism, will start from Nov 19 (Friday).
Sikh devotees from India have started arriving via the Wagah border from today. Around 3,000 pilgrims from India are set to arrive in Pakistan via the Wagah border crossing.
The Indian authorities reopened the Kartarpur Corridor on the eve of the 552nd birth anniversary of Guru Nanak.
Pakistan authorities had already announced to welcome Sikh pilgrims, arriving to attend birth anniversary celebrations of Guru Nanak.
Pakistan in a good will gesture already opened Kartarpur Corridor and taken special measures to facilitate the pilgrims arriving in the country.
The country is likely to allow thousands Sikh pilgrims from around the world to participate in the birthday celebration.
Around 250 Sikh pilgrims are also expected to arrive through the Kartarpur passage on November 19. The Kartarpur Corridor, a visa-free crossing, allows Indian Sikhs to visit the temple in Pakistan where Guru Nanak died in 1539AD. The corridor was opened in 2019 on Baba Nanak’s 550th birth anniversary.
Pakistan upgraded the facilities to allow the complex to accommodate more pilgrims. The white-domed shrine in small town of Kartarpur, is just four kilometres (2.5 miles) inside Pakistan.
