Over 90 Pakistani Sikhs with visas for pilgrimage to Sri Hemkund Sahib in Uttarakhand were stopped by the immigration authorities on Friday (September 11, 2026) from boarding an indirect flight to India, officials said.
“The immigration officials told them to produce an NOC from the federal government and the return ticket, after which they would be allowed to proceed to their destination,” he said. “They should have coordinated with the Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Parbhandhak Committee for their travel and preferred Wagah Border for crossing into India,” he said, adding that it is likely that they may be allowed to go for pilgrimage via the Wagah Border. “For the last four hours we are languishing at the Faisalabad airport…someone should take notice of this and help the pilgrims proceed to their destination,” he said.
As many as 92 Pakistani Sikhs, including women and children, arrived at the Faisalabad International Airport (some 150 km from Lahore) to catch an indirect flight to India, an official of the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) told PTI .
