LAHORE: The Pakistan Customs has finalised all arrangements at the Wagah border to receive Indian Sikh pilgrims coming to participate in ritual ceremonies on the eve of birthday of Baba Guru Nanak sahib.
Officials said that Pakistan Customs has designed plan for smooth clearance of pilgrims on November 12 and to welcome them. More than 3000 pilgrims are coming to Pakistan on November 12. They will visit holy places of Nankana sahib, Panja sahib, Farbar sahib and other places as well.
The department will facilitate the sikh pilgrims in clearance of their luggage and also keep an eye on the movement of illegal and non-duty paid items, they said.
The customs officials did not allow the pilgrims to take video cameras with them on their journey. The officials had set up 10 terminals to expedite the process of immigration. There were three terminals for women while two were reserved for senior citizens.
The Pakistan Sikh Gurdawara Parbandhak Committee (PSGPC) and the Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB) will received them at the Wagah station.
The pilgrims will arrive at Wagah by special trains while Immigration, rangers, customs, railway and ETPB officials are trying their level best to facilitate the pilgrims.
All departments were working in complete collaboration and they set up counters to ease the process of immigration and made arrangements for facilitating them to their destination. The railway had appointed female and male staff for booking and reservation of tickets for the pilgrims. The National Bank of Pakistan (NBP) and authorised money exchange companies were also doing their business. The ETPB had also set up a camp to provide medical facilities to the pilgrims.
