Over 2,000 Indian Sikh pilgrims, who were in Pakistan for a 10-day visit to attend events related to the 556th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev, left for India on Thursday under high security. The main event was held on November 5 at Gurdwara Janamasthan Nankana Sahib, some 80 kms from Lahore, the place where Guru Nanak was born. “The Indian Sikhs who were staying at Gurdwara Dera Sahib, Lahore, in the last leg of their visit, were taken to Wagah check post on Thursday with security provided by police and Pakistan Rangers (para military),” said Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB) Additional Secretary Nasir Mushtaq in a statement. The ETPB looks after holy places of minorities in the country. The pilgrims had entered Pakistan via the same Wagah border last week.
