Gurpurb celebrations from Nov 17 in Pakistan

Amritsar, October 31

Preparations are underway to celebrate the birth anniversary of Guru Nanak at Gurdwara Janam Asthan Sri Nankana Sahib in Pakistan between November 17 and 27. The birth date falls on November 19.

A meeting of the Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Management Committee (PSGPC) and Evacuee Trust Property Board officials was held in Lahore to review the arrangements. PSGPC president Ameer Singh said Sikh community from all over the world would be facilitated during the event with excellent arrangements in all gurdwaras. “The Covid health protocol has to be followed by the pilgrims. We will welcome a ‘jatha’ from India at the Attari-Wagah border on November 17. From there, the pilgrims will be ferried to Sri Nankana Sahib,” he said. Meanwhile, the state of Utah, USA, has declared Guru Nanak’s birth anniversary on November 19 as ‘World Equality Day’ while the Governor of the state has declared the day as ‘Sikh Heritage Day’. — TNS