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Sikhs arrive in Pakistan for Gurpurab
WSN Network

LAHORE: Some 250 Sikhs arrived here from India on Tuesday to take part in Jor Mela in  Gurdwara Dera Sahib, Lahore as part of the three-day functions starting from June 15 to mark the martyrdom gurpurab of fifth Sikh Master, Guru Arjun Dev Jee. Evacuee Trust Property Board officials, including its chairman Asif Hashmi, and the Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee greeted the Sikhs at Wagah. In April, only 475 Sikhs came here to attend Baisakhi Mela as against the scheduled 4,000 owing to security issues.

Soon after their arrival, the pilgrims left for Gurdwara Panja Sahib in Hasanabdal where they will stay for three days. After visiting other gurdwaras, including Janam Asthan, the birth place of Baba Guru Nanak, they will reach Gurdwara Dera Sahib on June 15 to take part in the main festival. They will return to their homeland on June 18.

10 June  2009
 

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