LAHORE: A 64-year-old Indian national, who was part of a group of over 450 Sikhs who had gone to Pakistan for a religious pilgrimage, died at the Wagah-Attari border after reportedly suffering a heart attack while returning. Media report on Tuesday.
According to The Express Tribune newspaper report, Dev Singh Sidhu from Amritsar, Punjab had come to Pakistan to participate in the 185th death anniversary of Maharaja Ranjit Singh and perform religious rituals.
While returning to India with other Sikh pilgrims, Sidhu reportedly suffered a heart attack at the Indian immigration hall. The report said that despite immediate medical attention he could not be saved.
Last week, at least 455 Sikhs arrived here from India to take part in celebrations marking the death anniversary of Maharaja Ranjit Singh.
The restored statue of the first ruler of the Sikh Empire, Maharaja Ranjit Singh, which was earlier damaged by religious extremists, was also unveiled at Kartarpur Sahib in the presence of more than 450 Indian Sikhs.
The nine-foot-tall bronze statue of Maharaja Ranjit Singh was first installed in 2019 near his 'samadhi' in the Lahore Fort. It was vandalized twice by Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) activists.
The statue of the great Sikh ruler of Punjab was a gift to the people of the province from a United Kingdom institution.
Maharaja Ranjit Singh founded the Sikh Empire, which ruled the northwest Indian subcontinent in the first half of the 19th century.
According to The Express Tribune newspaper report, Dev Singh Sidhu from Amritsar, Punjab had come to Pakistan to participate in the 185th death anniversary of Maharaja Ranjit Singh and perform religious rituals.
While returning to India with other Sikh pilgrims, Sidhu reportedly suffered a heart attack at the Indian immigration hall. The report said that despite immediate medical attention he could not be saved.
Last week, at least 455 Sikhs arrived here from India to take part in celebrations marking the death anniversary of Maharaja Ranjit Singh.
The restored statue of the first ruler of the Sikh Empire, Maharaja Ranjit Singh, which was earlier damaged by religious extremists, was also unveiled at Kartarpur Sahib in the presence of more than 450 Indian Sikhs.
The nine-foot-tall bronze statue of Maharaja Ranjit Singh was first installed in 2019 near his 'samadhi' in the Lahore Fort. It was vandalized twice by Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan (TLP) activists.
The statue of the great Sikh ruler of Punjab was a gift to the people of the province from a United Kingdom institution.
Maharaja Ranjit Singh founded the Sikh Empire, which ruled the northwest Indian subcontinent in the first half of the 19th century.