Summary Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar has welcomed Sikh pilgrims
LAHORE (Web Desk) - Baisakhi festival will be held on Sunday (April 14) at Gurdwara Panja Sahib, Hassan Abdal. About 2,206 Sikh pilgrims have arrived in Lahore from India to participate in the annual celebrations.
Chairman Evacuee Trust Property Board Tahir Ehsan, Secretary Board Tariq Wazir, Pardhan Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee Sardar Tara Singh, local Sikh leaders and board officials received them warmly.
According to spokesman of Evacuee Trust Property Board, the main ceremony of Besakhi festival called Bhog Akhand Paath Sahib will be held at Gurdwara Punja Sahib, Hassan Abdal.
Federal Minister for Religious Affairs Pir Noor ul Haq Qadri and Chairman ETPB Tahir Ehsan will be chief guests on this occasion.
Meanwhile, Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar has welcomed Sikh pilgrims who are in Pakistan to participate in the annual celebrations of Besakhi festival.
In a statement, he said efforts have been made to provide best facilities to the Sikh pilgrims to enable them to carry out their rituals in peaceful and comfortable environment.
He said the incumbent government has takena number of measures to open the Kartarpur Corridor in order to facilitate the Sikh community.
