NEW DELHI: The Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi issued 112 visas to Indian Hindu pilgrims to visit Shree Katas Raj Temples, also known as Qila Katas, in Chakwal, according to an official statement.
The Indian Hindu pilgrims will visit Pakistan from March 6 to 12. Saad Ahmad Warraich, Charge d’ Affaires, wished the Hindu pilgrims a safe journey.
Expressing his views on the occasion, Warraich wished the pilgrims a spiritually rewarding yatra and a safe journey to Pakistan.
According to the Pakistan-India Protocol on Visits to Religious Shrines of 1974, each year thousands of Hindu and Sikh pilgrims from India visit Pakistan to attend different religious festivals and occasions, the statement said.
The issuance of pilgrimage visas to Indian citizens is in line with the Pakistan government’s efforts to facilitate visits to religious shrines and promote interfaith harmony, the statement added.
Pakistan Issued Visas to Hindu Pilgrims
Earlier in December last year, the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi issued sixty-two visas to Indian pilgrims to visit Shree Katas Raj Temples from December 19-25.
Pakistan High Commission, New Delhi has issued 112 visas to a group of Indian Hindu Pilgrims for their visit to Shree Katas Raj Temples, also known as Qila Katas, in Chakwal district of Punjab from 06-12 March 2024. @ForeignOfficePk@Saadawarraich
— Pakistan High Commission India (@PakinIndia) March 4, 2024
