Daily Times

The government of Pakistan has reopened Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur for Sikh pilgrims, closed due to coronavirus. Sikh pilgrims from all over the world, including Pakistan, will be able to come to Kartarpur to perform religious rites. After three and a half months later at the reopening of Gurdwara Kartarpur, 26 Sikh pilgrims from all over the world including Pakistan attended the religious rites. Sikh pilgrims performed religious rites at Gurdwara Baba Guru Nanak and food was arranged for them on this occasion. Sikh pilgrims also visited different parts of the Gurdwara. A ceremony was also held at Gurdwara Kartarpur for the first time in connection with the 181st birth anniversary of Maharaja Ranjit Singh. Religious rites were performed at the ceremony to pay homage to Maharaja Ranjit Singh. Sikh pilgrims were overjoyed as Gurdwara Baba Guru Nanak Kartarpur was reopened after the coronavirus and thanked the government of Pakistan for taking this noble step.