India issued visas to 188 Pakistani pilgrims for the annual Urs of Hazrat Amir Khusro in New Delhi. According to Pakistan’s Ministry of Religious Affairs, the pilgrims will depart from Lahore and stay in New Delhi from April 12 to 18. The Ministry Affairs has instructed the pilgrims to arrive in Lahore for necessary training and to obtain travel documents before their departure. Yesterday, in a landmark act of interfaith diplomacy, Pakistan issued 6,629 visas to Indian Sikh pilgrims for Baisakhi 2025, more than double the usual annual quota.
