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Baba Guru Nanak’s birth anniversary

LARKANA: Baba Guru Nanak’s 551st birth anniversary will be observed here. 

800 pilgrims have left Larkana in National Peace and Interfaith Harmony Train’, for Nankana Sahib (Lahore).

The Guru Nanak Parcharak Committee Pakistan, Larkana chapter has sent this delegation of piligrims (Yatris) under the leadership of its Chairman of Larkana chapter Morli Dhar.
Morli Dhar said that the three-day celebrations began at Nanaka Sahib, the birthplace of the founder of the Sikh religion.

After attending the main function at Nankana Sahib, the pilgrims will visit other Sikh shrines, including Punja Sahib, Sacha Sauda Sahib, Raori Sahib and Dera Sahib in and around Lahore, he added.

He said that the yatris delegation from various districts includes Larkana, Kamber-Shahdadkot, Khairpur, Shikarpur and Dadu districts to join celebrations marking the 551st birth anniversary of Baba Guru Nanak.

Chairman Guru Nanak Parcharak Committee Pakistan, Larkana chapter Morli Dhar, while talking to media-men that the purpose of this special train service is to facilitate the local people to offer their rituals easily at Nanakana Sahib from their door-steps.

He also said that also to give a message of peace and interfaith harmony to everyone in Pakistan.

He further said that that the Constitution of Pakistan has also given a right to non-Muslims to profess and practice their religious rituals peacefully and openly and we believe that it will propagate a message of peace and interfaith harmony among ourselves.

Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Prabandhak and Chairman Evacuee Trust Property Board Siddiqul Farooq warmly received the pilgrims at Wagah Railway Station.

Three more special trains will also arrive in Lahore to transport more Sikh Yatrees from India.

The pilgrims expressed their happiness over warm reception in Pakistan.

The pilgrims will visit various Gurudwaras and other Sikh holy places during their stay in Pakistan.

The government of Pakistan had been issuing visit visas to Sikh pilgrims on the birth anniversary of Baba Guru Nanak.

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M M Alam

M. M. Alam is a Pakistan-based working journalist since 1981. Karachi University faculty gold medalist Alam began his career four decades ago by writing for Dawn, Pakistan’s highest circulating English daily. He has worked for region’s leading publications, global aviation periodicals including Rotors (of USA) and vetted New York Times as permanent employee of daily Express Tribune. Alam regularly covers international aviation and defense-related events including Salon Du Bourget (France), Farnborough (United Kingdom), Dubai (UAE). Alam has reported thousands of events and interviewed hundreds of people in Pakistan, UAE, EU, UK and USA. Being Francophone Alam also coordinates with a number of French publications.