Sikh pilgrims from India visit Kartarpur Sahib Gurdwara in Pakistan

A large number of Sikhs from India have visited the Kartarpur Sahib gurdwara in Pakistan and installed a golden palanquin at the shrine.

Most of the 1,100 Sikhs, who are in Pakistan to attend the 550th birth anniversary celebrations of Guru Nanak in Nankana Sahib, visited the Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur, also known as Kartarpur Sahib, along with Punjab Governor Chaudhry Sarwar and installed the golden palanquin they had brought in with them.

Meanwhile, the Pakistan government has decided to make it mandatory for the tour operators to have a No Objection Certificate from the Sikh pilgrims have started coming at the Nankana Sahib from India and other countries in connection with the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak.

The visiting Sikhs will also be the part of the historic opening of the Kartarpur Corridor on November 9.