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Pakistani 'regrets' non-issuance of visas to its pilgrims for Urs

  •   Sat, Dec 30 2017 05:01:13 PM

Islamabad, Dec 30 (IANS): Pakistan on Saturday voiced regret over the non-issuance of visas by India to Pakistani pilgrims for the Urs (anniversary) of Hazrat Khawaja Nizamuddin Aulia in Delhi from January 1-8.

The visit was to take place under the provisions of the 1974 Pakistan-India Protocol on Visits to Religious Shrines and is a regular, annual feature, said the Foreign Office in a statement.

It said the non-issuance of visas is "unfortunate and runs counter to the letter and spirit of the 1974 Protocol and objective of people-to-people contacts".

The Foreign Office also said that earlier this year, "despite Pakistan's offer to send a special train, Indian delays resulted in Sikh pilgrims from India being unable to participate in the Martyrdom Anniversary of Guru Arjan Dev and death anniversary of Maharaja Ranjit Singh".

The development comes amid a war of words between New Delhi and Islamabad over the circumstances of the meeting between alleged Indian spy Kulbhushan Jadhav and his family in Islamabad.
  

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  • Shiv, Laredo

    Sat, Dec 30 2017

    I prefer frozen relationship with terroristan for next 1000 years or till annhilation. Pakistan soon will be a global threat along with North Korea. It loathe the fact Islam and Muslims are more safer in India without sectarian violence and in no sect is assessed whether it is Muslim or nonMuslim and all sects of Islam can pray the way they want. Now which country is more proIslamic , secular India or so called Islamic Pakistan and it can be seen by far most of the Muslims of India are very patriotic with few exceptions and am sure this annoys Islamabad with its global network.

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