Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi has issued more than 3,000 visas to Sikh pilgrims from India to attend the birthday celebrations of Guru Nanak Dev from November 14-23.

Pakistan issues over 3,000 visas for Indian Sikh pilgrims to attend Guru Nanak Jayanti celebrations

Pakistan has invited Indian Sikhs to attend the 551st birth anniversary celebrations of Sikh faith's founder, Guru Nanak Dev. The three-day celebrations, known as Guru Nanak Gurpurab, will begin on November 27 at the Nankana Sahib.

Pakistan invites Indian Sikhs for Guru Nanak's 551st birth anniversary

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah wished the nation on the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev. "This is a day to rededicate ourselves to fulfilling Shri Guru Nanak Dev Ji`s dream of a just, inclusive and harmonious society," Modi tweeted.

PM Modi, Amit Shah wish nation on Guru Nanak Dev's 550th birth anniversary

A fire broke out at the Gurdwara Panja Sahib in the Pakistani city of Hasan Abdal on Wednesday, local authorities said. The incident occurred on Wednesday evening when sparks from the ongoing welding work at the Gurudwara caused the blankets kept in the vicinity to catch fire, Adnan Anjum Raja, the Assistant Commissioner of Hasan Abdal, informed.

Fire breaks out at Gurdwara Panja Sahib in Pakistan

Thousands of Sikh pilgrims from across the world have gathered at Gurdwara Punja Sahib in Pakistan's Punjab province to celebrate the 549th birth anniversary of Sikh's founder Guru Nanak Dev.

Sikh pilgrims gather at Gurdwara Punja Sahib in Pak for Guru Nanak's birth anniversary

Pakistan said Thursday that it would open the Kartarpur corridor for Guru Nanak's 550th birth anniversary. "Pakistan has already conveyed to India its decision to open Kartarpura Corridor for Baba Guru Nanak’s 550th birth anniversary," Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi tweeted Thursday.

Pakistan says will open Kartarpur Corridor for Guru Nanak's 550th birth anniversary

Kartarpur Sahib in Pakistan is located across the river Ravi, about four kilometres from the Dera Baba Nanak shrine in Indian Punjab’s Gurdaspur district. The Kartarpur Sahib has special religious significance.

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The pilgrims will mark Guru Nanak's 548th birth anniversary on Saturday (November 04) at Nankana Sahib, his birthplace, in Pakistan's Punjab province.

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