:dateline:On being denied permission to pay obeisance at the hilly Sikh shrine Sri Hemkunt Sahib, the Pakistani Sikh pilgrims were forced to return back from Rishikesh (Uttarakhand) on August 9. Notably, a group of 39 Pakistani Sikh pilgrims had arrived in India few days back to pay obeisance at Sri Hemkunt Sahib.
Sharing the development with Sikh24, the Manager of Gurdwara Hemkunt Sahib (Rishikesh) S. Darshan Singh informed that the Pakistani Sikh pilgrims waited for permission from the Indian authorities till the morning hours of August 9. �Watching no response from the Indian authorities, they decided to return back from Rishikesh for visiting other Sikh shrines� he added.
Meanwhile, it is learnt that the visa granted to the Pakistani Sikh pilgrims by the Indian authorities doesn�t permit them to go beyond Dehradun district.
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