The Religious Tourism and Heritage Committee headed by Punjab Governor Chaudhry Muhammad Sarwar on Monday announced to hold “International Sikh Convention” in Lahore on August 31, while Federal Interior Minister Brigadier (r) Ijaz Shah has been made permanent member of the committee. This was announced in a meeting of Religious Tourism and Heritage Committee chaired by the governor at the Governor’s House on Monday. Federal Minister for Education and Culture Shafqat Mehmood, Religious Affairs Minister Syed Saeed Ul Hassan Shah, Punjab Minister for Tourism Raja Yasir Humayun, Chairman Evacuee Board Trust, Commissioner Lahore Division and relevant officers from Kartarpur and Nankana Sahib participated in the meeting. The Punjab governor will visit Nankana Sahib after Kartarpur and a strategy has been finalised vis-à-vis arrangements in Nankana and Kartarpur regarding the 550th birth anniversary of Baba Guru Nanak. The meeting was briefed on the arrangements made so far for birth anniversary of Baba Guru Nanak and the Kartarpur Corridor. The Religious Tourism and Heritage Committee decided in the meeting to launch full awareness campaign for making the birth anniversary of Baba Guru Nanak memorable and ensuring maximum participation of the Sikh community including that of India. It was also decided in the meeting that International Sikh Convention will held at the Governor’s House, Lahore, in which the Sikh pilgrims from the US, UK, Canada and India will participate. The meeting decided that the Punjab governor will meet Federal Interior Minister Brigadier (r) Ijaz Shah for ensuring maximum visas for the Sikh pilgrims coming for celebration of Baba Guru Nanak’s birth anniversary. Addressing the meeting, Punjab Governor Chaudhry Muhammad Sarwar said he was hopeful that the Prime Minister Imran Khan-led federal government and the Punjab government would be able to generate 4-5 billion dollars from tourism the way they were working hard on it. He said the steps would be ensured for visa facilitation and other matters of Sikh pilgrims. He expressed pleasure over headway in talks over Kartarpur Corridor and said, “We want that India should also complete its work in a speedy manner on Kartarpur Corridor.”