New Delhi, April 9: The Pakistan high commission on Tuesday said it issued 2,843 visas to Sikh pilgrims from India to facilitate their participation at the Baisakhi celebrations. Under the provision of a bilateral protocol on visits to religious shrines, Sikh and Hindu pilgrims from India visit Pakistan every year. Pakistani pilgrims also visit India every year under the protocol.

"On the occasion of Baisakhi celebrations, the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi has issued 2,843 visas to Sikh pilgrims from India to participate in the annual festival scheduled to be held in Pakistan from April 13 to 22," the high commission said. Baisakhi 2024 Date: When Is Vaisakhi? Know Shubh Muhurat, Timings, Celebrations and Significance Related to Punjabi New Year That Marks the Harvest Season.

"The pilgrims would, inter-alia, visit Gurdwara Panja Sahib, Gurdwara Nankana Sahib and Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib," it said in a statement. Charge d' Affaires at Pakistan high commission Saad Ahmad Warraich, extended his heartfelt felicitations to all those celebrating this auspicious festival and wished the visiting pilgrims a "fulfilling" yatra. Baisakhi 2024 Wishes and Images: Share Wallpapers, WhatsApp Status, SMS and Greetings With Near and Dear Ones To Celebrate the Sikh New Year.

Pakistan IssuesVisas to Sikh Pilgrims on Occasion of Baisakhi:

"The issuance of visas to religious pilgrims by the High Commission is in line with the Government of Pakistan's commitment to fully implement the bilateral protocol on visits to religious shrines between the two countries," the mission said.