Baba Guru Nanak's birth anniversary celebrations conclude.

LAHORE -- The three-day celebrations marking the 553rd birth anniversary of Baba Guru Nanak concluded at Gurudwara Janam Asthan in Nankana Sahib on Tuesday.

Addressing the ceremony, Federal Minister for Planning Development and Special

Initiatives Ahsan Iqbal extended felicitations to the Sikhs on the birth anniversary

of Baba Guru Nanak and said that Baba Guru Nanak's teachings reflected tolerance,

dignity of people, equal rights, interfaith harmony and help to the needy.

Baba Guru Nanak had taught and propagated a society free of discrimination, he added.

The minister expressed his commitment to provide best facilities to Sikh pilgrims

coming from across the world and said the government would link Kartarpur with

Nankana Sahib via motorway.

He reiterated his commitment to provide the best facilities to Sikh yatrees, and

said that a road network would be laid to create a link from Nankana Sahib to

facilitate the Sikh pilgrims.

Ahsan Iqbal also appreciated the district administration and police officers to put

in place effective and comprehensive measures particularly security to protect the

Sikh pilgrims and avoid any untoward incident.

Thousand of Sikh pilgrims from Pakistan, India, Canada and European countries

participated in the ceremony at Gurdwara Janam Asthan. They performed religious

rites in Nankana Sahib amid tight security.

Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB) Chairman Habibur Rehman Gilani reviewed

the arrangements and briefed that work was in progress for establishment of a library

and a museum in Nankana Sahib to protect...