Pakistan Hindu delegation to India calls for easy Visa regulations

FAIZABAD/AYODHYA: Calling for an easing of visa regulations between India and Pakistan to facilitate movement of people, a group of 132 Pakistani Hindu devotees is here to visit religious sites.

The delegation created quite a flutter when they reached the Ram Janam Bhoomi-Babri Masjid site as all of them were dressed in traditional Pakistani dress and donated their country's currency as offering to the Gods.

Leader of the delegation Manjhi Lohar said, "both governments must soften their attitudes over Visa policies, and the Visa procedure must be easy.

"Coming from the minority community in Pakistan, we don't have any problems with either the government or our compatriots and enjoy complete freedom there, said Lohar.

The group, which performed rituals at Ram Janam Bhoomi-Babri Masjid site in Ayodhya, comprised men, women and children from the Sindh province.

The delegation, led by Manjhi Lohar and his nephew Prabhu, reached India on May 7 and is on a month-long tour of Hindu religious places in India.

Completing a tour of Akshardham in Ahmadabad, Saibaba temple in Shridi and Ujjain, the group reached Ayodhya on Sunday and spent the whole day in religious practices and paying darshan to the various temples.

Prabhu Lohar, deputy leader of the delegation, said that they will also go to Haridwar, Mathura, Ram Dera and Jodhpur before returning to Pakistan.