The Pakistan High Commission said that it issued 962 visas to Sikh pilgrims from India to facilitate their participation at events on the occasion of “Martyrdom Day’ of Guru Arjun Dev.

According to a Kashmir Media Service report on Thursday, under the provision of a bilateral protocol on visits to religious shrines, Sikh and Hindu pilgrims from India visit Pakistan every year. Pakistani pilgrims also visit India every year under the protocol.

“The Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi has issued 962 visas to Sikh pilgrims from India to participate in the annual festival scheduled on the eve of Martyrdom Day of Guru Arjun Dev to be held in Pakistan from June 8 to 17,” the High Commission said.

It said the pilgrims would visit Gurdwara Panja Sahib, Gurdwara Nankana Sahib and Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib during their visit.