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2,000 Sikhs in Pakistan to mark Guru's 533rd birth anniversary

At least 2,000 Sikh pilgrims have reached Pakistan to mark the 533rd birth anniversary of Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism.

Major General (retired) Inayatullah Niazi along with Additional Secretary Izharul Haq and Pakistan Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee chairman Sardar Sham Singh received the Sikhs who arrived at the railway station at Wagah on the India-Pakistan border.

Ponam Singh, one of the Sikh devotees who arrived at Wagah, told Online news agency he felt Pakistan was like 'our sweet home'.

Another youngster, Nanak Singh, who along with the others advanced towards the Nankana Sahib gurdwara to join in the birth anniversary celebrations, said: "My happiness knows no bounds to be here for the first time."

Every year hundreds of Sikh pilgrims reach Nankana Sahib, the Guru's birthplace in Pakistan, to commemorate his birth anniversary.

Indo-Asian News Service

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