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Security check for Kartarpur Pilgrims
Why is it in the news?
- Pilgrims visiting the Kartarpur shrine in Pakistan will have to undergo a thorough security check upon their return to India.
- It is due to concerns that Pakistan might push propaganda material, small weapons or narcotics through them.
More in the news
- Sikh pilgrims will be allowed to carry Kirpan(dagger), one of the five articles of faith worn by Sikhs.
- Mobile phones will not be allowed to carry.
- Gurdaspur and Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur in Pakistan, the final resting place of Guru Nanak is to commemorate the 550th birth anniversary celebrations of the Sikh founder on November 12.
- The passport will be the valid travel document for the pilgrims, and they will have to return on the same day after visiting the shrine.
- There is an apprehension that Pakistan might push Khalistani propaganda material through the pilgrims who visit the shrine.
Source
The Hindu.