Pakistan issues visas to 154 Indian pilgrims to visit Shree Katas Raj temple

ANI February 22, 2025 173 views

Pakistan has issued visas to 154 Indian pilgrims for a significant religious journey to the Shree Katas Raj temples in Chakwal district. The pilgrimage is scheduled from February 24 to March 2, 2025, under the long-standing 1974 Pakistan-India Protocol on Visits to Religious Shrines. Charge d'Affaires Saad Ahmad Warraich emphasized the government's commitment to promoting interfaith harmony and mutual understanding through these cultural exchanges. This gesture represents a positive diplomatic step in maintaining cultural and religious connections between Pakistan and India.

"A spiritually rewarding and fulfilling journey" - Saad Ahmad Warraich, Pakistan Charge d'Affaires
New Delhi, February 21: Pakistan High Commission in India said on Friday that it has issued visas to 154 Indian pilgrims to visit the revered Shree Katas Raj temples in Pakistan's Chakwal district.

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Pakistan facilitates pilgrimage under 1974 religious shrine protocol

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Visas issued for February 24 to March 2, 2025 visit

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Supports interfaith understanding between nations

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The pilgrimage is scheduled to take place from February 24 to March 2, 2025, the High Commission said in a statement.

Expressing his views on the occasion, Charge d' Affaires Saad Ahmad Warraich, wished the pilgrims a spiritually rewarding and fulfilling journey. The Charge d' Affaires reaffirmed that the Government of Pakistan will continue to facilitate such visits as per its policy to promote interfaith harmony and mutual understanding, the High Commission said in a statement.

The pilgrimage is being conducted under the Pakistan-India Protocol on Visits to Religious Shrines of 1974, which enables thousands of Indian devotees to travel to Pakistan annually for religious festivals.

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