24-year-old Indian on a pilgrimage to Pakistan goes missing

A 24-year-old man from a village near Amritsar went missingfrom Panja Sahib Gurudwara in Pakistan, reports said on Saturday.

According to reports, Amarjit, a Sikh pilgrimage, went to Pakistan along with other pilgrims for Baisakhi celebration at Nankana Sahib Gurdwara.

This comes on the same day when Indian High Commission officials were prevented from meeting the pilgrims. As per reports, around 1,800 Sikh pilgrims who were visiting Pakistan under a bilateral agreement facilitating visits to religious shrines were stopped from meeting Indian diplomats.

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Representatives of the Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB) have confirmed that Amarjit’s passport – along with that of other Sikh pilgrims – was in the board’s custody but he did not return to receive it upon departure.

The Pakistan foreign ministry is conducting an investigating into the matter.