Will visit Gurdwara Nankana Sahib, Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib
Raza Naqvi Hassanabdal
Around 170 Sikh pilgrims arrived at Hassan Abdal to offer their religious rituals in connection to 174th death anniversary of Guru Arjan Dev also known as Jore Mela aimed strict security measures. Upon their arrival officials of local administration, Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB) and the Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Perbandhak Committee (PSGPC), local administration well come them. Speaking on the occasion, the Party leader of Sikh yatrees Sardar Gurbachan Singh said that Pakistan was their second home for Sikhs living in all around the world. Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB) deputy secretary Shrines Saif Ullah Khokar has said that the Sikh pilgrim would leave for Gurdwara Nanaka Sahib on June 10. He assured that the Sikh pilgrims would be provided with the best facilities during their 10-day stay in the country. He said that Pakistan remains committed to preserving sacred religious places as well as providing necessary facilitation to the visiting pilgrims. Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (PSGPC) Pardhan Sardar Amir Singh said that the main event of Jore Mela and rituals in connection to 174th death anniversary of Guru Arjan Dev – 5th of 11 Sikh guru will be held on June 16 at Gurdwara Dera Sahib in Lahore. The pilgrims will also visit other holy sites including Gurdwara Nankana Sahib and Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib. Meanwhile pilgrims are participating in Jor Mela, here on Friday. Around 172 Sikh pilgrims went to worship at Baba Wali Qandhari to perform religious rituals.
The police force was present along with the buses for security. While Talking, the Sikh pilgrims said that the government of Pakistan had made the best arrangements in that regard and also the maintenance of holy places was appreciable.
The Sikh pilgrims said, “The Wi-Fi system inside Gurdwara Panja Sahib is very important so that they can visit their holy places, their loved ones and also know their well-being.” It is worth mentioning here that the couple from India would leave Gurdwara Panja Sahib tomorrow after participating in the three-day festivities of the fair.
