ISLAMABAD: The 556th birth anniversary celebrations of Baba Guru Nanak Dev Ji, the founder of Sikh religion, began in the eastern Pakistani city of Nankana Sahib on Monday, Pakistani state media reported. The Pakistan High Commission has issued more than 2,100 visas to Indian Sikh pilgrims to participate in the celebrations in the first major allowance after travel between India and Pakistan was frozen during their four-day conflict in May.

ISLAMABAD: The 556th birth anniversary celebrations of Baba Guru Nanak Dev Ji, the founder of Sikh religion, began in the eastern Pakistani city of Nankana Sahib on Monday,…

Sikh pilgrims cross into Pakistan for Guru Nanak's anniversary, marking the first major border opening since May's violent clashes.