Sikh pilgrims arrive today

Published April 12, 2017

LAHORE: Sikh pilgrims from India will arrive at the Wagah railway station today (Wednesday) by special trains to attend the 319th Khalsa Janam Din and Besakhi festival at Gurdwara Panja Sahib, Hasanabdal.

Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB) Chairman Siddiqul Farooq and other officials will welcome the Sikh pilgrims at Wagah.

Soon after their arrival, the pilgrims will leave for Hasanabdal where they will stay for three days (April 12 to 14). The main ceremony of Besakhi festival will be held there on April 14 and Sikh pilgrims will perform their rituals. They will visit Janam Asthan, Nankana Sahib, on April 15 and Sucha Sauda, Farooqabad, the next day.

The pilgrims will visit Gurdwara Dera Sahib, Lahore, on April 18. They will go to Kartarpur, Narowal, on April 19 and return to Lahore the same day. A seminar on Besakhi will be held at Aiwan-i-Iqbal on April 20 where Governor Rafique Rajwana will be chief guest. The pilgrims will return to India on April 21.

Published in Dawn, April 12th, 2017

Opinion

Editorial

The Peca problem
Updated 15 Feb, 2025

The Peca problem

The fight for fundamental freedoms is not the media’s alone, but one that concerns every citizen.
Miners in danger
15 Feb, 2025

Miners in danger

YESTERDAY’S devastating terrorist attack in Harnai, which killed at least 11 coal miners and injured seven others,...
Solar panels scam
15 Feb, 2025

Solar panels scam

THE scam involving over-invoicing to the tune of more than Rs69bn in the import of solar panels raises many ...
Dangerous times
Updated 14 Feb, 2025

Dangerous times

Pakistan accounted for six journalist killings in 2024, of which three were deliberately murdered, according to the CPJ.
Difficult target
14 Feb, 2025

Difficult target

A ONE-two punch delivered by an unforeseen, sharp dip in inflation and an extremely slim base of taxpayers is...
Amazing show
14 Feb, 2025

Amazing show

PAKISTAN’S ability to turn it up at the flick of a switch remains uninhibited. The latest show came in...