Sikh pilgrims celebrate 550 birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev in Nankana Sahib in Pakistan

A large number of Sikh pilgrims from India, Canada, the US, the UK, the UAE and different parts of Pakistan, on Tuesday gathered at the Gurdwara Janamasthan Nankana Sahib, the birth place of Guru Nanak Dev in this country's Punjab province, to mark his 550 birth anniversary.

The Sikhs carried out a palki from the revered shrine and moved to eight other smaller Gurdwaras in Nankana Sahib city in the country's Punjab province.

The Sikh pilgrims from India, Canada, the US, the UK, the UAE and different parts of Pakistan gathered at the Gurdwara and performed religious rituals.

The year 2019 marks the 550th birth anniversary year of Sikhism founder Guru Nanak Dev, whose birthplace is Sri Nankana Sahib in Pakistan.

Speaking on the occasion Federal Interior Minister Ijaz Shah said, Pakistan has given a message of peace by inaugurating the Kartarpur Corridor and making historic arrangements to let Sikh pilgrims celebrate the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev.

He said the Sikhs ...