January 3, 2022
1 min read

159 Hindu pilgrims in Pak to visit Karak temple

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)’s Ramesh Kumar Vankwani received the pilgrims at the Wagah border….reports Asian Lite News

The Pakistan International Airline (PIA) has flown 159 Indian Hindu pilgrims from Lahore to Peshawar en route to Karak, where they would visit a century-old temple, Samaa TV reported.

The national flag carrier on Saturday operated a special flight to facilitate the Indian pilgrims, who earlier in the day arrived in Pakistan through the Wagah-Attari border.

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)’s Ramesh Kumar Vankwani received the pilgrims at the Wagah border.

They were then flown to Peshawar where they would make a one-day stopover before proceeding to Karak in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Samaa TV reported.

The pilgrims would visit the Teri temple in Karak. The temple in Teri village of Karak is devoted to Paramhans Ji Maharaj, a Hindu saint who died in 1919, and it houses his mausoleum.

It is the same temple that was restored at the orders of the Supreme Court of Pakistan after vandalism in 2020.

A total of 250 Hindu yatris from the UAE, the US, India, and other countries are visiting the temple at the invitation of the Pakistan Hindu Council, according to a report by Dawn.

The 159 yatris who arrived from India will also visit the Katas Raj temple complex in Punjab’s Chakwal during their four-day tour.

Vankwani, also the patron-in-chief of the Pakistan Hindu Council, told reporters that there would be exchange of delegations between Pakistan and India every month.

“The year 2022 will begin between Pakistan and India with religious tourism,” he said adding that trade visits would also follow soon.

ALSO READ: Pakistan Toughens Stance on Balochi Resources

Previous Story

BJP sets target of 25 days to reach out to Brahmins in UP

Next Story

China claims it has heat seeking hypersonic missiles beating US

Latest from India News

Modi Lands in Malé for Big Day

PM Modi is visiting the Maldives at the invitation of President Muizzu to participate as the Guest of Honour at the country’s 60th Independence Day celebrations…reports Asian Lite News Prime Minister Narendra

Industry Hails India-UK FTA

£34 billion boost, sweeping tariff cuts and market access mark UK’s most ambitious post-Brexit trade pact; Indian sectors set for exports surge…reports Asian Lite News Business leaders from both India and the

India, UK Sign Landmark FTA

The pact is set to make imported goods like Scotch whisky, gin, luxury cars, cosmetics, and medical devices more affordable for Indian consumers….reports Asian Lite News In a landmark moment for India-UK

Farmers Win Big in India-UK FTA

There is a massive gain for rural India and exporters with zero duty on processed foods compared with up to 70 per cent earlier….reports Asian Lite News The India-UK Free Trade Agreement
Go toTop

Don't Miss

Pak govt rules out talks with Imran

Mariyyum added that the injustice done by Imran Khan during

SCO SUMMIT: Modi-Shehbaz meeting off the table

The Foreign Office will brief about the final schedule of