373 Sikhs get Pakistan visas for Maharaja Ranjit Singh anniversary

NEW DELHI: Pakistan High Commission here has issued 373 visas to Sikh yatris to visit Pakistan on the ocassion of the anniversary of Maharaja Ranjit Singh.

"Pakistan High Commission has issued 373 visas to Sikh yatrees on the ocassion of Barsi of Maharaja Ranjit Singh from June 21-30," Counsellor (Press) Manzoor Ali Memon said.

The building housing the funerary urns of the Sikh ruler Maharaja Ranjit Singh (1780-1839) is located near the Lahore Fort and Badshahi Mosque in Iqbal Park in Lahore, Pakistan which is one of the largest urban parks in Pakistan.