Sikh pilgrim dies at Wagah border

LAHORE:

A 64-year-old Indian Sikh pilgrim, Dev Singh Sidhu, from Amritsar, India, passed away at the Wagah-Attari border after completing a religious pilgrimage in Pakistan.

Sidhu, who had come to Pakistan to participate in the 185th anniversary of Maharaja Ranjit Singh and perform religious rites, was returning to India with other Sikh pilgrims when he suffered a heart attack in the Indian immigration hall. Despite immediate medical assistance, he could not be revived.

Sources revealed that Sidhu had sustained a minor injury to his foot after falling.