Thursday, November 5, 2009

Sikh pilgrim dies in Pakistan

JAGMOHAN SINGH
Thursday, 05 November 2009
ATTARI(AMRITSAR): The body of Sikh pilgrim Gurmukh Singh (68) has been handed over to Indian authorities by Pakistan Government through the land transit route of international Indo-Pak Attari border here on Wednesday.

According to the official at Attari, Gurmukh Singh last evening suffered severe heart attack at Lahore in Pakistan and soon after he was declared dead by the Pakistani doctors.

Gurmukh had gone to Pakistan with his nephew Davinder Singh who along with body of Gurmukh arrived India today after the beating Retreat Ceremony during sunset.

It is pertinent to mention here that Gurmukh was one of the pilgrims in the group of 1500 Sikh devotees who went to Pakistan on October 31 through Samjhauta Express train from the international Attari Railway Station to observe the Birth Anniversary of founder of Sikh religion Guru Nanak Dev at Nankana Sahib in Pakistan on November 2.
Gurmukh was the resident of village Hardo Rattan of Amritsar district.

with thanks : source : http://www.punjabnewsline.com/content/view/20467/38/

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