Faisalabad (Pakistan): More than 100 Pakistani Sikh pilgrims, who had been reportedly granted Indian visas for the Sri Hemkund Sahib pilgrimage, were left stranded at Faisalabad International Airport after Pakistani immigration authorities allegedly stopped them from boarding a flight to Sharjah. The pilgrims were asked to show a No Objection Certificate (NOC), reported News 18.
According to the report, the group was scheduled to travel from Faisalabad to Sharjah before taking an onward flight to New Delhi.
The pilgrims had opted for this route after they were unable to travel to India through the Wagah-Attari land crossing. The pilgrims, according to the report, missed their flights and faced substantial financial losses.
Jatha leader Papinder Singh, as quoted in the report, said the NOC requirement had not been communicated to the pilgrims earlier.
The visas issued to them covered Indian cities of Delhi, Amritsar, Sri Anandpur Sahib and Sri Hemkund Sahib.
