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Pakistani pilgrims unable to attend Khawaja Nizamuddin’s urs in India
By Kamran Yousuf
Published: December 30, 2017
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New Delhi fails to issue visas to 192 pilgrims who were visiting the Indian capital in January next year. PHOTO: FILE
ISLAMABAD: Due to non-issuance of visas by India, Pakistani pilgrims will not be able to participate in the urs of Hazrat Khawaja Nizamuddin Aulia this year.
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In a statement released by the Foreign Office on Saturday, Islamabad regretted the last minute postponement and non-issuance of visas by New Delhi, for the visit of some 192 Pakistani pilgrims to visit the Indian capital from January 1-8 next year.
The visit was to take place under the provisions of the 1974 Pakistan-India Protocol on Visits to Religious Shrines and is a regular, annual feature, said the FO statement.
“As a result of this Indian decision, Pakistani pilgrims will be deprived of the opportunity to participate in the urs, which is of special significance,” said the statement.
The statement continued,” This is unfortunate and runs counter to the letter and spirit of the 1974 Protocol and objective of people-to-people contacts.”
Earlier this year, despite Pakistan’s offer to send a special train, Indian delays had resulted in Sikh yatrees (pilgrims) from India being unable to participate in the martyrdom anniversary of Guru Arjan Dev and death anniversary of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, it added.
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“Besides being violative of the bilateral protocol, and the basic human right to religious freedom, such measures also undermine the efforts aimed at improving the environment, increasing people-to-people contacts and normalizing relations between the two countries. It is ironic that this was done on the occasion of urs of Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya who was a symbol of bringing communities closer to each other,” concluded the FO in its statement.
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Pakistani pilgrims unable to attend Khawaja Nizamuddin’s urs in India
By Kamran Yousuf
Published: December 30, 2017
SHARE TWEET EMAIL
New Delhi fails to issue visas to 192 pilgrims who were visiting the Indian capital in January next year. PHOTO: FILE
ISLAMABAD: Due to non-issuance of visas by India, Pakistani pilgrims will not be able to participate in the urs of Hazrat Khawaja Nizamuddin Aulia this year.
Squatters barrier to protecting Delhi’s ancient monuments
In a statement released by the Foreign Office on Saturday, Islamabad regretted the last minute postponement and non-issuance of visas by New Delhi, for the visit of some 192 Pakistani pilgrims to visit the Indian capital from January 1-8 next year.
The visit was to take place under the provisions of the 1974 Pakistan-India Protocol on Visits to Religious Shrines and is a regular, annual feature, said the FO statement.
“As a result of this Indian decision, Pakistani pilgrims will be deprived of the opportunity to participate in the urs, which is of special significance,” said the statement.
The statement continued,” This is unfortunate and runs counter to the letter and spirit of the 1974 Protocol and objective of people-to-people contacts.”
Earlier this year, despite Pakistan’s offer to send a special train, Indian delays had resulted in Sikh yatrees (pilgrims) from India being unable to participate in the martyrdom anniversary of Guru Arjan Dev and death anniversary of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, it added.
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“Besides being violative of the bilateral protocol, and the basic human right to religious freedom, such measures also undermine the efforts aimed at improving the environment, increasing people-to-people contacts and normalizing relations between the two countries. It is ironic that this was done on the occasion of urs of Hazrat Nizamuddin Auliya who was a symbol of bringing communities closer to each other,” concluded the FO in its statement.
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