3500 Sikhs for Baisakhi celebrations in Lahore

          Lahore: Over 3500 Sikhs from all over the world are expected to arrive in Lahore to attend the Baisakhi festival at Gurdwara Panja Sahib, Hasanabdal, on April 11. The officials of the Evacuee Trust Property Board say 3000 Sikhs will come from India and 500 from other countries. The three-day festivities will begin on April 14 at Panja Sahib, reported the Dawn. According to the paper, during their stay, the Sikh pilgrims will also visit Gurdwara Janam Asthan in Nankana Sahib, Gurdwara Dera Sahib in Lahore, Gurdwara Succha Soda in Farooqabad and Gurdwara Rohri Sahib in Aimanabad. Thousands of local Sikhs and Hindus are also expected to attend the festival. ETPB chairman Zulifqar Ali has directed his staff and the PSGPC to complete renovation of major gurudwaras before the festival and provide maximum facilities to the pilgrims.
- April 5, 2006

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