Baisakhi festival concludes, Sikh pilgrims laud arrangements

LAHORE: A three-day festivities of Baisakhi festival, a historical and religious festival in Sikhism, here on Sunday concluded at Gurdwara Punja Sahib in Hassan Abdal.

Sikh pilgrims from across the world visited Pakistan to celebrate the religious festival, Baisakhi. The pilgrims were of the view that the arrangements for accommodation, food and transport for Sikh Yatrees were up to the mark and added that such facilities were not available to them in India.

They said that said it was heartening to see a warm welcome by the local people, embracing and taking selfies with them.

Earlier in the day, addressing the concluding ceremony titled “Bhog Akhand Paath Sahib” at the Gurdwara, Prime Minister’s Advisor on Climate Change Malik Amin Aslam said the PTI government was considering minorities of the country as equal citizens and provides them equal rights.

He said Prime Minister Imran Khan sent the message of love for Sikh community across the world by announcing opening of Kartarpur corridor.

Speaking on the occasion Parliamentary Secretary for Religious Affairs and Interfaith Harmony, Aftab Jahangir invited Sikh community from all parts of the world to invest in Pakistan and explore beautiful tourist attractions in the country.

Addressing the ceremony, Parliamentary Secretary Punjab Sardar Mahinder Pal Singh said Prime Minister Imran Khan won hearts of the Sikhs living across the world by taking the initiative of opening Kartarpur corridor.

He said the PTI government believed in complete freedom of minorities and the steps taken by it to this effect are unprecedented.