{"id":96498,"date":"2025-04-19T01:08:08","date_gmt":"2025-04-18T19:38:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/19\/pakistan-issues-6500-visas-to-indian-sikh-pilgrims-for-vaisakhi-festival-psgpc-and-punjab-government-revise-logistics\/"},"modified":"2025-04-19T01:08:08","modified_gmt":"2025-04-18T19:38:08","slug":"pakistan-issues-6500-visas-to-indian-sikh-pilgrims-for-vaisakhi-festival-psgpc-and-punjab-government-revise-logistics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/19\/pakistan-issues-6500-visas-to-indian-sikh-pilgrims-for-vaisakhi-festival-psgpc-and-punjab-government-revise-logistics\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;Pakistan issues 6,500 visas to Indian Sikh pilgrims for Vaisakhi festival, PSGPC and Punjab government revise logistics&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Pakistan has approved more than 6,500 visas for Indian Sikh pilgrims to attend the Vaisakhi festival, prompting the PSGPC and the Punjab government of Pakistan to make updated logistical plans. In response to the high number of pilgrims, organizers have decided to split them into two groups. Each group will visit different Gurdwaras before coming together for the main event at Nankana Sahib on April 14. This strategic division aims to streamline crowd management and ensure a smooth and organized celebration for the attendees. The move comes as a proactive measure to accommodate the significant turnout of Indian Sikh pilgrims expected for the festival. The decision reflects the authorities&#8217; commitment to providing a safe and enjoyable experience for all participants during this auspicious occasion. The Vaisakhi festival holds immense cultural and religious significance for Sikhs around the world, and the gathering at Nankana Sahib is anticipated to be a memorable and spiritually enriching experience for the pilgrims.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pakistan has approved more than 6,500 visas for Indian Sikh pilgrims to attend the Vaisakhi festival, prompting the PSGPC and the Punjab government of Pakistan to make updated logistical plans. In response to the high number of pilgrims, organizers have decided to split them into two groups. Each group will visit different Gurdwaras before coming [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":96499,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[25],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"featured_image_urls":{"full":["https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/msid-120092575imgsize-1461124.jpg",1280,720,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/msid-120092575imgsize-1461124-150x150.jpg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/msid-120092575imgsize-1461124-300x169.jpg",300,169,true],"medium_large":["https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/msid-120092575imgsize-1461124-768x432.jpg",640,360,true],"large":["https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/msid-120092575imgsize-1461124-1024x576.jpg",640,360,true],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/msid-120092575imgsize-1461124.jpg",1280,720,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/msid-120092575imgsize-1461124.jpg",1280,720,false]},"author_info":{"display_name":"","author_link":"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/author\/"},"category_info":"<a href=\"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/category\/just-in\/\" rel=\"category tag\">JUST IN<\/a>","tag_info":"JUST IN","comment_count":"0","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96498"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=96498"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96498\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/96499"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=96498"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=96498"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/vanillanews.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=96498"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}