The preparations for the 551st birth anniversary and 481st death anniversary of the founder of Sikhism, Baba Guru Nanak, have commenced.
Indian pilgrims
would be invited to participate if the Pak-India border would be opened.
Pakistan Sikh
Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee(PSGPC) head Sardar Satwant Singh told The Express
Tribune that various proposals have been considered for preparations for Baba
Guru Nanak's 551st birth anniversary
He said Chairman
Evacuee Trust Property Board Dr Amir Ahmad had presided over a meeting in this
regard, in which he and other Sikh and Hindu leaders and officials of the board
participated.
“Now we are
going to celebrate Baba Guru Nanak's birthday as coronavirus is now somehow
controlled in Pakistan but the danger is not over yet,” he said.
He also stated
that the Pak-India border was closed due to coronavirus.
“If the borders
are opened in September, then Indian Sikh pilgrims may be invited to attend but
the final decision will be made later,” he said.
The sources revealed that PSGPC has demanded from the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) and the Indian government to send groups to Pakistan on the 551st birth anniversary of Baba Guru Nanak this year.
The PSGPC has also
demanded that the Kartarpur Corridor be reopened before Baba Guru Nanak's birth
anniversary in November. Pakistan had opened the Kartarpur Corridor on June 29
but India has not yet allowed pilgrims to come to Pakistan, as per reports.
https://tribune.com.pk/story/2262721/sikhs-to-mark-guru-nanak-anniversary
Dr. Gurdeep Kaur
Associate Professor
Sri Guru Nanak Dev Khalsa College
University of Delhi
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