LAHORE: Pakistan Customs has cleared around 1000 Indian Sikh pilgrims who arrived in Lahore via Wagah border on Monday to attend the festival of Baisakhi Mela at Hassan Abdal.
Pakistan Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB) officials welcomed the pilgrims. Indian pilgrims had already undergone a coronavirus test prior to their departure from India.
Sikh pilgrims across the globe are participating in Baisakhi Mela, which is a religious and cultural festival in Sikhism, celebrated on April 14 of every year. It marks the beginning of the solar year. Sikh farmers celebrate Beshaki at the start of the harvesting season.