{"id":54465,"date":"2024-10-31T16:38:19","date_gmt":"2024-10-31T11:38:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/?p=54465"},"modified":"2024-10-31T16:38:19","modified_gmt":"2024-10-31T11:38:19","slug":"pakistan-waives-off-visa-fee-for-sikh-pilgrims","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/pakistan\/pakistan-waives-off-visa-fee-for-sikh-pilgrims\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan waives off visa fee for Sikh pilgrims"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>LAHORE: The government of Pakistan has announced a special offer for <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/world\/canada-expels-indian-diplomats-in-sikh-leader-killing-probe\/\">Sikh pilgrims<\/a> planning to visit Pakistan, they will no longer need to pay a <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/education\/sindh-govt-prohibits-schools-from-charging-extra-fees\/\">visa fee<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This exciting update was shared by <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/pakistan\/mohsin-naqvi-orders-strict-actions-against-suspects-in-qazi-faez-isa-vehicle-attack\/\">Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi<\/a> during a meeting with 44 Sikh pilgrims from the United States. Naqvi warmly welcomed the guests and highlighted the visa-on-arrival option is available to Sikh pilgrims holding US passports, ensuring a hassle-free experience regardless of how often they visit.<\/p>\n<p>With this new policy, Sikh pilgrims can obtain their visas within 30 minutes of arrival at the airport. Naqvi encouraged them to explore Pakistan&#8217;s significant sites, such as Hassan Abdal, Nankana Sahib, and <a href=\"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/pakistan\/maharaja-ranjit-singhs-statue-installed-at-gurdwara-kartarpur\/\">Kartarpur<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Sikh community members from the US, Canada, and the UK can apply online and receive their visas within 30 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, he assured prompt resolution of any existing challenges. &#8220;If you have a passport, just close your eyes and come,&#8221; the Interior Minister added.<\/p>\n<p>The government is also prepared to accommodate visitors for major cricket events, including the Champions Trophy and Pakistan-India matches, with a special quota reserved for Sikh pilgrims and Indian visitors.<\/p>\n<p>Pakistan aims to host one million Sikh pilgrims annually and has extended visa-free entry to citizens from 124 countries. The country is home to several revered Sikh pilgrimage sites, including the Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur, which allows visa-free access to Indian Sikh pilgrims.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LAHORE: The government of Pakistan has announced a special offer for Sikh pilgrims planning to visit Pakistan, they will no longer need to pay a visa fee. This exciting update was shared by Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi during a meeting with 44 Sikh pilgrims from the United States. Naqvi warmly welcomed the guests and highlighted [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":54467,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[2474,16390,23526],"class_list":["post-54465","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pakistan","tag-gurdwara-kartarpur-sahib","tag-interior-minister-mohsin-naqvi","tag-sikh-pilgrims-visa-fee"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54465","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=54465"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54465\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":54468,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/54465\/revisions\/54468"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/54467"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=54465"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=54465"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=54465"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}