‘Sikh Jatha’ leaves for Pakistan to attend Guru Nanak’s birthday celebrations
During the visit, the Jatha, inter alia, would go to Dera Sahib, Panja Sahib, Nankana Sahib and Kartarpur Sahib.
During the visit, the Jatha, inter alia, would go to Dera Sahib, Panja Sahib, Nankana Sahib and Kartarpur Sahib.
On June 24, a Sikh man was shot dead by unidentified assailants in Peshawar, when he was returning home in an auto-rickshaw.
The Seminar is being organized under the auspices of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation's SCO-RATS.
The visas issued by the Pakistan High Commission are in addition to the visas granted to Hindu and Sikh pilgrims participating in these events from other countries.
The High Commission also wished a spiritually rewarding ‘yatra’ to the pilgrims visiting Pakistan on this occasion.
The BJP workers gathered at the Teen Murti area and marched towards Pakistan High Commission, however, Police stopped them before reaching the High Commission.
'India also strongly protested Pakistan's continued support to cross border terrorist infiltration into India, including through supporting cover fire provided by Pakistan forces,' MEA said.
"India condemns, in the strongest terms, the deliberate targeting of innocent civilians by Pakistani forces," MEA said.
New Delhi told the Pakistani diplomat that it had repeatedly expressed concern about the activities of officials of the Pakistan High Commission.
Protesters were forcefully detained by the Delhi Police and were later released in the evening.
