Punjab: No jatha to be sent to Pak amid restrictions: SGPC
SGPC secretary Partap Singh said that this year the jatha is not being sent amid the tension between both countries and restrictions imposed by the Indian government on the pilgrimage.
'For more information, the devotees can contact the pilgrimage department of the SGPC,' he added.
After the Pahalgam terror attack that killed 26 people, mostly tourists in Jammu and Kashmir, India debarred its citizens from going to the neighbouring country through the Attari-Wagah border checkpost. HTC
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