NANKANA SAHIB: Over 3,000 Yatrees from India have reached Nankana Sahib to attend the 554th birth anniversary celebrations of the founder of Sikh religion Baba Guru Nanak Dev Jeewhich started on Saturday.
The Sikh Yatrees reached Lahore from India through the Wagah Border border.
Upon arrival in Lahore, Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee Amritsar party leader Khushmindar Singh told media that they were thankful to the Pakistan government and the Evacuation Trust Property Board for making arrangements for protection of Gurdwaras in Pakistan.
President Sikh Parbandhak Committee Sardar Ameer Singh said his parents decided to live in Pakistan at the time of partition as the land is like Makkah and Madinah for Sikhism. He said the ETPB had completed all the arrangements in consultation with the prabandhak committee.
During the 10-day stay in Pakistan, the pilgrims will visit Gurdwara Janamasthan Nankana Sahib, Gurdwara Punja Sahib Hassanabdal, Gurudwara Sacha Sauda, Gurdwara Dera Sahib Lahore, Gurudwara Rohri Sahib Aimenabad and Gurudwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur Narowal.
The main ceremony will be held at Janam Asthan Nankana Sahib on Monday.
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