Indian Sikhs arrive in Pakistan (snaps)

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Hundreds of Indian Sikh pilgrims arrived in Pakistan by a special train to participate in a festival to celebrate 541st birth anniversary of their spiritual leader Baba Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikh religion, at Nankana Sahib near Lahore. The first special train carrying 2000 Sikh pilgrims arrived at the Pakistan-India border town of Wagah to celebrate at Nankana Sahib some 85 kilometers from Lahore.


Pakistani paramilitary soldiers patrol beside a train carrying Indian Sikh pilgrims as it arrives at the Wagah Railway Station, Pakistan.–AFP Photo



Indian Sikh pilgrims wave as they arrive at the Wagah Railway Station



Indian Sikh pilgrims arrive at the Wagah Railway Station.–AFP Photo



Indian Sikh pilgrims walk toward immigration counters upon their arrival at Wagah railway station near Lahore,



Indian Sikh women pilgrims smile as they arrive at the Wagah Railway Station

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