{"id":4829,"date":"2021-02-18T14:43:50","date_gmt":"2021-02-18T14:43:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/?p=4829"},"modified":"2021-02-18T14:43:50","modified_gmt":"2021-02-18T14:43:50","slug":"india-bars-sikh-pilgrims-from-visiting-pakistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/2021\/02\/18\/india-bars-sikh-pilgrims-from-visiting-pakistan\/","title":{"rendered":"India bars Sikh pilgrims from visiting Pakistan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>India has once again barred Sikh pilgrims from visiting their holy site in Pakistan and has stopped them from crossing over from the Wagah border.<\/p>\n<p>The Sikh pilgrims\u00a0scheduled to take part in the upcoming\u00a0Saka festival at Gurdwara Janamasthan at Nankana Sahib on Sunday, for which all necessary arrangements had been finalised, said the Spokesman of the Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4831\" src=\"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Indian-govt-bars-Sikh-pilgrims-from-visiting-Pakistan-dailyrapid-dailyrapidnews.jpg\" alt=\"Indian-govt-bars-Sikh-pilgrims-from-visiting-Pakistan-dailyrapid-dailyrapidnews\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Indian-govt-bars-Sikh-pilgrims-from-visiting-Pakistan-dailyrapid-dailyrapidnews.jpg 800w, https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Indian-govt-bars-Sikh-pilgrims-from-visiting-Pakistan-dailyrapid-dailyrapidnews-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dailyrapidnews.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Indian-govt-bars-Sikh-pilgrims-from-visiting-Pakistan-dailyrapid-dailyrapidnews-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The spokesman also added\u00a0that the Sikh community will stage\u00a0a protest at Gurdwara Dera Sahib in Lahore this on Thursday afternoon against the decision by the Indian authorities.<\/p>\n<p>Last year in June, India prevented Sikh pilgrims from attending Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur.<\/p>\n<p>The Kartarpur corridor, which was temporarily closed in March 2019 due to the Covid-19 pandemic, was reopened in June on the occasion of the death anniversary of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, the 19th Sikh century ruler of Punjab.<\/p>\n<p>The Kartarpur Gurdwara, situated in the Narowal district, is one of the most revered places for the Sikh community as Baba Guru Nanak spent the last 18 years of his life there. 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