Pakistan’s Ambassador to the USA Masood Khan on Wednesday assured the Sikh neighborhood of all potential help to the Sikh delegation within the visa course of and its go to to numerous Pakistani cities.
“Our doorways are open to the Sikh neighborhood,” the envoy mentioned whereas speaking to a delegation of the American Punjabi Society on the Pakistani embassy in Washington.
The ambassador additional affirmed the federal government’s dedication to proceed supporting the Sikh neighborhood because it totally understands their spiritual sentiments.
In the meantime, American Punjabi Society President Gary Sikka knowledgeable Khan on the event that their discussion board consists of 100,000 members – a few of whom are from Pakistan.
He additional mentioned {that a} 115-member delegation of the physique would go to Pakistan within the close to future.
Throughout their go to, the group will go to varied spiritual websites and also will journey to Lahore, Faisalabad, Islamabad and Kartarpur.
The discussion board delegation recalled their earlier visits to Pakistan and praised Pakistan’s “charming” hospitality, particularly throughout their go to to Kartarpur.
In addition they expressed gratitude to the Authorities of Pakistan for facilitating the Sikh pilgrims of their visits to numerous spiritual locations within the nation.
It needs to be famous that Pakistan is dwelling to a number of spiritual websites which are sacred to the Sikh neighborhood. Yearly hundreds of Sikhs from all around the world go to Pakistan to go to these locations.
Final month, as many as 2,400 Sikh pilgrims crossed the Wagah border from India to Pakistan to take part in Khalsa Janam and Baisakhi Day celebrations.
