Pakistan issues visas to Indian pilgrims for visit to Katas Raj, Chakwal

ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi has granted 84 visas to a group of Indian pilgrims for their visit to the sacred temples of Shree Katas Raj, also known as Qila Katas, in Chakwal district of Punjab, scheduled from December 19 to 25, 2024.
Charge d’Affaires, Saad Ahmad Warraich, expressed his views on the occasion and wished the pilgrims a spiritually enriching yatra and fulfilling journey, according to Tuesday’s press.
According to the Pakistan-India Protocol on Visits to Religious Shrines of 1974, every year thousands of Sikh and Hindu pilgrims from India visit Pakistan to attend various religious festivals/occasions.
Issuance of pilgrimage visas is in line with the policy of the Government of Pakistan to facilitate visits to religious shrines and promote interfaith harmony, the press release added.