US EditionPakistan’s Petty Tricks: Why Indian Hindus, on the Way to Nankana Sahib, Were Turned Back From Border
Pakistan rejected 14 Hindu pilgrims from joining Sikh pilgrims at Nankana Sahib despite valid visas, fueling accusations of discrimination and diplomatic tensions, officials said.
- On November 4, Pakistan denied entry to 14 Hindu families travelling with a Sikh jatha at the Wagah border, forcing them to return during the group's visit from November 4 to November 13.
- Pakistani immigration officers and Rangers singled out Hindu devotees, saying only those listed as Sikhs could proceed, after the Centre reversed an earlier refusal citing security concerns following Operation Sindoor.
- According to pilgrims, those with valid visas from the Delhi Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee who completed formalities after crossing the Attari-Wagah land route were forced to disembark without bus tickets refunded.
- The denial prompted outrage in India, described as discriminatory and deeply disrespectful, and India plans to raise the matter with Pakistani authorities through official diplomatic channels.
- Pakistan still levies a $20 fee on Indian pilgrims for each Kartarpur Corridor visit while local visitors are exempt, and officials warned such exclusions could recur to sow discord between Hindu and Sikh communities.
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You are not Sikh: Pilgrims turned away by Pakistan officials
Pakistan: The Union Home Ministry cleared approximately 2,100 Indian pilgrims to visit Guru Nanak’s birthplace, Nankana Sahib. However, upon arrival, fourteen of them were sent back after officials in Islamabad determined they were “not Sikh.” Travelling for the 556th birth anniversary of the founder of Sikhism, an estimated 1,900 of them had entered Pakistan through the Wagah border crossing. It was the first visit since Operation Sindoor follo…
Pakistan’s petty tricks: Why Indian Hindus, on the way to Nankana Sahib, were turned back from border
A group of 12 Hindu pilgrims travelling to Nankana Sahib were forced to walk back after Pakistani officials turned them away. The devotees were part of a larger Sikh delegation travelling to the religious site across the border to mark the birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev. Indian officials have condemned Islamabad for the move, saying it ‘undermines the basic spirit of people-to-people exchange’
'You're Not Sikh': 14 Indian Hindus Denied Entry By Pak On Guru Nanak Jayanti
Fourteen Indian Hindu pilgrims issued visas by Pakistan to visit Nankana Sahib, Sikhism founder Guru Nanak's birthplace, on the occasion of his birth anniversary today, have been sent back.
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