Overview

• The three-day observance began on September 20 at Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur and continues through September 22.
• India’s Home Ministry refused permits for Sikh citizens to visit the shrine, blocking cross-border travel for the commemoration.
• Thousands of devotees from Pakistan and the global Sikh diaspora gathered to honor Guru Nanak at his final resting place.
• Opposition leaders and Sikh religious figures in Indian Punjab criticized the restriction, and Sukhbir Singh Badal urged Home Minister Amit Shah to revisit the decision.
• These pilgrimages are typically organized under the 1974 Pakistan–India protocol governing visits to religious shrines.