Pakistan turns away 14 pilgrims from Sikh Jatha 'You are not Sikh'

Union Home Ministry cleared approximately 2,100 Indian pilgrims to visit Guru Nanak’s birthplace, Nankana Sahib.

However, upon arrival, fourteen of them were sent back after officials in Islamabad determined they were “not Sikh.”

Travelling for the 556th birth anniversary of the founder of Sikhism, an estimated 1,900 of them had entered Pakistan through the Wagah

border crossing.

It was the first visit since Operation Sindoor following the Pahalgam attack in Kashmir.

The fourteen pilgrims who were denied entry were reportedly all Pakistani-born Sindhis who had acquired Indian citizenship. They were supposed to meet their relatives.

They were allegedly told, “You are Hindu, you cannot go with Sikh devotees.”