Every year, a large number of pilgrims from India visit Pakistan to observe various religious festivals or occasions under the framework of the Pakistan-India Protocol on Visits to Religious Shrines of 1974. (Image generated using Google Gemini)
Pakistan has issued around 2,800 visas to Indian nationals for the annual Baisakhi pilgrimage this year, which starts on April 10. Last year, around 6,500 Indians got to visit various gurudwaras in Pakistan for the 10-day pilgrimage, which is held every year.
This is the first Baisakhi pilgrimage which will be held post the Pahalgam terror attack of April 2025 and Operation Sindoor in May.
In a statement on Tuesday post on their X account, the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi said, “On the occasion of Baisakhi festival, the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi has issued visas to more than 2,800 pilgrims from India, so that they can participate in the annual festival to be held in Pakistan from April 10 to 19, 2026.”
The pilgrims will visit Gurdwara Panja Sahib, Gurdwara Nankana Sahib and Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib.
Every year, a large number of pilgrims from India visit Pakistan to observe various religious festivals or occasions under the framework of the Pakistan-India Protocol on Visits to Religious Shrines of 1974. In 2025, the Pakistan High Commission issued more than 6,500 visas to Indian pilgrims to participate in the annual festival held from April 10-19.
In fact, the group for 2025 was reported as the largest ever delegation of India pilgrims going to Pakistan for the festival. Earlier in 2024 also, around 2,843 visas were issued for Indian nationals for the Baisakhi pilgrimage in April, while 962 Indians additionally got to visit Pakistan on the eve of martyrdom of Guru Arjan Dev from June 8-17.
In November last year, Pakistan had issued over 2,100 visas to Indians to participate in the birth anniversary celebrations of Guru Nanak Dev, which was held between November 4 and 13.
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