Islamabad: Pakistan has issued visas to 463 Indian Sikh pilgrims on Monday to visit Pakistan to mark the death anniversary of Maharaja Ranjit Singh. The Indian-based Pakistan High Commission has said that it has accommodated Sikh pilgrims who were granted visas for Guru Arjun Devji's Martyrs' Day from June 14 to 23 but could not travel to Pakistan.

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The Pakistan High Commission has said that these visas issued by the High Commission in New Delhi are in addition to visas to Sikh pilgrims coming from different regions of the world. 463 Indian Sikh yatris will travel to Pakistan from June 27 to July 6 to commemorate the death anniversary of Maharaja Ranjit Singh.

It may be mentioned that Maharaja Ranjit Singh was born on November 13, 1780 in the Sikhsansi (Nomadosh tribe) family at Gujranwala in modern Gujarati, Pakistan. At that time, Punjab was ruled by many Sikhs who had divided into groups called Misley. Ranjit Singh's father, Mahan Singh Sukkachia, was an example. Maharaja Ranjit Singh in Gujranwala took control of an area in West Punjab, located around his headquarters.

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