12 Hindu pilgrims were sent back from Pakistan after arriving there as part of the Sikh Jatha on the occasion of Guru Nanak Dev Jayanti, which marks the birth anniversary of the Sikh guru. 1,932 devotees had crossed into Pakistan via the Attari–Wagah border on November 4 for the annual pilgrimage. Among them, the 12 Hindu pilgrims were not allowed to go further as they were stopped at the immigration counters after being denied entry. All of them had been earlier permitted to cross over.

One of the pilgrims, Amer Chand, who was sent back, told India Today, “We were part of the Sikh Jatha and wanted to go for the pilgrimage, but we were sent back just because we are Hindus. The Pakistani official told us, ‘What will you do in this Jatha?’” Chand was earlier a Pakistani national and had obt

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