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28 Indian pilgrims reach cartarpur on day 1

Lahore: The first batch of 28 Sikh India, including women, arrived at Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib who was respected in Pakistan on Wednesday using a visa-free corridor, about 20 months after pilgrimage was suspended in March 2020 after the Covid-19 outbreak.
The Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB) Spokesman Amir Hashmi said that CEO Corridor Kartarpur Muhammad Latif, Committee Pardwara Pardwara Pakistan (PSGPC) Sardar President Ameer Singh and Mampaal Singh welcomed Indian pilgrims at the Sikh Temple.
Pilgrims spend several hours in gurdwara and doing religious rituals before crossing to their homeland, he added.
Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said the reoper of the Kartarpur corridor as a “good development.” I welcome Sikh pilgrims in the name of the Pakistani government and Pakistani people …
Sikh pilgrims will come to visit their holy places through this corridor starting today , “Qureshi said when talking to the media outside the parliament in Islamabad Wednesday.
Separately, more than 2,500 Sikh India entered Pakistan through the border of the outbreak on foot to take part in the annual commemoration of the birth of Teacher Nanak Dev.” Yatrees people have been queue since at 6 am Wednesday.
Immigration and other covid vaccines and tests make the process slow, causing a lot of discomfort for pilgrims, “said an official.
When asked about the definite number of Indian Sikh who came through the crossing of Wagah’s border, Hashmi said,” Pakistan has issued 2,890 visas to Sikh India For this opportunity and so far have arrived.
Hopefully late at night all incurred visas will reach here.
“In Wagah, Chairman of the ETPB Dr.
Aamer Ahmed, Senior Council members and PSGPC officials received Indian pilgrims.
Shiroman Gurdwara Parbandhak Leader Committee Delhi Sardar Balwinder Singh said that Sikh was very happy after the reopening of the Kartarpur corridor.
He also expressed satisfaction with the maintenance of the holy places Sikh in Pakistan.

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