ISLAMABAD: Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi issued 100 visas to Indian Hindu pilgrims for visiting their religious sites in Pakistan. Group of Indian Hindu pilgrims visiting Pakistan to participate in 314th Birth Anniversary celebrations of Shiv Avtari Satguru Sant Shadaram Sahib, at Shadani Darbar Hayat Pitafi, Sindh from November 22 to December 3, 2022. 

Shadani Darbar is an over three hundred years old temple and is a sacred place for Hindu devotees from across globe. Shadani Darbar was founded in 1786 by Sant Shadaram Sahib, who was born in Lahore in 1708. Under Pakistan-India Protocol on Visits to Religious Shrines of 1974, thousands of Sikh and Hindu pilgrims from India visit Pakistan to attend various religious festivals/occasions every year.  Visas issued by Pakistan High Commission are in addition to visas granted to Hindu and Sikh pilgrims participating in these events from other countries. 

Issuance of pilgrimage visas to Hindu and Sikh pilgrims is in line with Government of Pakistan’s efforts for facilitating visits to religious shrines. It is also reflective of Pakistan’s respect for religious places of all faiths and efforts for promoting interfaith harmony.

Published in The Daily National Courier, November, 22 2022

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