Pakistan issues 154 visas to Indian pilgrims to visit Katas Raj temples

NEW DELHI: The

Pakistan high commission

Friday said it has issued 154 visas to

Indian pilgrims

to visit the

Shree Katas Raj temples

in that country's Punjab province. Under the

Pakistan-India Protocol

on Visits to Religious Shrines of 1974, each year thousands of Indian pilgrims visit Pakistan to attend various religious festivals.
The

high commission for Pakistan in New Delhi

said it has issued "154 visas to a group of pilgrims for their visit to the sacred Shree Katas Raj Temples in the Chakwal district, scheduled to take place from February 24 to March 2".
Pakistan's charge d'affaires in India, Saad Ahmad Warraich, wished the pilgrims a spiritually rewarding and fulfilling journey.
He reaffirmed that the government of Pakistan will "continue to facilitate such visits as per its policy to promote

interfaith harmony

and mutual understanding", a statement said.