Sikh pilgrims board buses from Amritsar for Pakistan

Sikh pilgrims departed from Amritsar, Punjab, on 10 June 2026 to visit gurdwaras in Pakistan ahead of the martyrdom day of Sri Guru Arjan Dev Ji, the fifth Sikh Guru. (Photo: NationPress)

The pilgrimage to Pakistan marks the shaheedi diwas (martyrdom day) of Sri Guru Arjan Dev Ji, the fifth Sikh Guru, who compiled the Adi Granth and gave his life for his faith in the early 17th century. (Photo: NationPress)

Sikh shrines in Pakistan, including those associated with Sri Guru Arjan Dev Ji, draw pilgrims from across Punjab each year for the martyrdom anniversary, a tradition maintained through bilateral religious travel arrangements. (Photo: NationPress)

Pilgrims from Punjab joined the cross-border convoy departing Amritsar on 10 June 2026, travelling by bus to attend commemorations at Pakistani gurdwaras on the martyrdom day of Sri Guru Arjan Dev Ji. (Photo: NationPress)

Sikh pilgrims raised religious slogans before boarding buses in Amritsar on 10 June 2026, expressing devotion ahead of their journey to Pakistan to mark the martyrdom day of Sri Guru Arjan Dev Ji, the fifth Sikh Guru. (Photo: NationPress)