Sikh Yatrees arrive for Guru Nanak's birth anniversary

Nearly 2,000 Sikh pilgrims arrive in Lahore to celebrate the 545th birth anniversary of Baba Guru Nanak.

LAHORE: Nearly 2,000 Sikh pilgrims arrived in Lahore on Friday to celebrate the 545th birth anniversary of Baba Guru Nanak, founder of the Sikh religion.

The pilgrims arrived in special trains at the Wagah Border, where they were received by the chairman of the Evacuee Trust Board and the chairman of Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara.

The three-day anniversary celebrations will start in Lahore on November 21, while the Yatrees will head back to India on the November 29.

In total 4,000 pilgrims are expected to observe the festival.

Law enforcement agencies have made special arrangements for the visitors, while public call offices have been set up in Gurdwara Janam Asthan to facilitate the pilgrims.