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Sikh pilgrims arrive in Lahore by bus after Indian govt deems train unsafe
By Web Desk
Published: June 8, 2014
Express News screengrab of Sikh pilgrims after they arrived in Lahore.
LAHORE: Off to a bumpy start at first, around 1,000 Sikh pilgrims made their way to Pakistan from India by bus, Express News reported on Sunday.
Earlier in the day, Pakistan had sent a special train to India to bring the pilgrims across the border, however, the Indian government had refused to send its citizens via train citing security concerns.
Sources had said that this decision was taken, fearing that trains might be targeted by terrorists.
According to earlier reports, the pilgrims were told about the security issue and asked to make their way to the border on foot.
Sikh pilgrims journey to Pakistan annually to celebrate their religious festivals and both governments facilitate them in their pilgrimage.
Sikh pilgrims halted from undertaking train journey to Pakistan
By Dawn.com
— File photo
A train, scheduled to bring Sikh pilgrims from India to Gurdwara Punja Sahib in Hassanabdal Sunday to perform rituals in connection with the 408th death anniversary of Guru Arjan Dev Ji, arrived empty today, DawnNews reported.
The special train was halted in India only.
The pilgrims will now arrive in Pakistan via the Wagah border on foot.
Indian authorities told the pilgrims that it was not safe to undertake a train journey to Pakistan, adding that trains repeatedly came under attacks.
Therefore, they said, they could not permit their residents to travel by train to Pakistan.
The Indian pilgrims were arriving on a ten-day pilgrimage through Wagha border through the special train to partake in the event called Shaheedi Jor Mela or Shaheedi Purab of Guru Arjan Dev Ji, the fifth of the eleven Sikh gurus.
By Web Desk
Published: June 8, 2014
Express News screengrab of Sikh pilgrims after they arrived in Lahore.
LAHORE: Off to a bumpy start at first, around 1,000 Sikh pilgrims made their way to Pakistan from India by bus, Express News reported on Sunday.
Earlier in the day, Pakistan had sent a special train to India to bring the pilgrims across the border, however, the Indian government had refused to send its citizens via train citing security concerns.
Sources had said that this decision was taken, fearing that trains might be targeted by terrorists.
According to earlier reports, the pilgrims were told about the security issue and asked to make their way to the border on foot.
Sikh pilgrims journey to Pakistan annually to celebrate their religious festivals and both governments facilitate them in their pilgrimage.
Sikh pilgrims halted from undertaking train journey to Pakistan
By Dawn.com
— File photo
A train, scheduled to bring Sikh pilgrims from India to Gurdwara Punja Sahib in Hassanabdal Sunday to perform rituals in connection with the 408th death anniversary of Guru Arjan Dev Ji, arrived empty today, DawnNews reported.
The special train was halted in India only.
The pilgrims will now arrive in Pakistan via the Wagah border on foot.
Indian authorities told the pilgrims that it was not safe to undertake a train journey to Pakistan, adding that trains repeatedly came under attacks.
Therefore, they said, they could not permit their residents to travel by train to Pakistan.
The Indian pilgrims were arriving on a ten-day pilgrimage through Wagha border through the special train to partake in the event called Shaheedi Jor Mela or Shaheedi Purab of Guru Arjan Dev Ji, the fifth of the eleven Sikh gurus.
