India Approves Sikh Pilgrims’ Visit To Pakistan For Prakash Purab 2025 | India News

India said Sih Jathas (Groups of Hajj (Groups of Hajj) allowed Guru Nanak Dev, the founder of Sikhism Prakash Purab, the anniversary of Prakash Purab, to travel to Pakistan to participate in future celebrations.

Hajj will be held within the framework of the 1974 bilateral protocol during visits to religious tombs.

However, the sources, “according to the advice made by the state government will be allowed to allow some groups” announced.

“The relevant state government will recommend it to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MEA). The Ministry of Interior (MHA), acting on the inputs of Mea, will give more clarity to Jathas to visit.” He said.

At the beginning of this month, at the beginning of this month, the Indian government prevented the Guru Nanak giant Ji from visiting Pakistan for the celebrations of Parkash Purab in November 2025, due to the latest security concerns and recent tensions.

According to the decision, they will pass through the Attari-Wagah border from India to Pakistan and visit the leading Gurdwaras associated with the Guru Nanak Giant, including the birthplace and the Gurdwara Darbar owner in Kartarpur. Groups will be facilitated by the Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC) coordinated with Pakistan’s Evacuation Confidence Property Board (ETPB).

Every year, thousands of Sikh Hacı Prakash Purab, Baisakhi and Guru Arjan travel along the border to mark important religious situations such as martyrdom. The arrangement is part of the 1974 Indian-Pakistan agreement, which has been going on for a long time, allowing limited pilgrims despite tense bilateral relations.

In recent years, in 2019, the Kartpur Corridor, which was opened to facilitate the visa -free trip to the Kartarpur Sahibi Temple of SİHK pilgrims, has become the lock channel of religious change. However, the larger Jathas continues to travel under the traditional protocol regulation.

It is learned that security and logistics measures for the upcoming pilgrimage are closely coordinated by both India and Pakistani governments to ensure the smooth movement of the dedicated.