Over 2,500 Indian Sikh devotees are set to celebrate the festival of Baisakhi in Pakistan on April 13 this year.
Hindu and Sikh pilgrims from India travel to Pakistan under the provision of a bilateral protocol on visits to religious shrines visit Pakistan every year.
Likewise, Pakistani pilgrims also visit India every year under the protocol.
Significantly, the Pakistan High Commission has issued 2,843 visas to Sikh pilgrims from India to facilitate their participation in the Baisakhi celebrations.