No need for passport for Sikh pilgrims visiting Kartarpur.

ISLAMABAD -- The Foreign Office (FO) on Thursday formally clarified that it has waived the passport requirement for Indian Sikh pilgrims scheduled to cross over into Pakistan on the eve of 550th birth anniversary celebrations of Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism, to visit the Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur.

'The government has waived [the requirement] for pilgrims to carry their passports for the 550th birth celebrations,' Foreign Office Spokesperson Dr Muhammad Faisal said during his weekly press briefing, adding that the $20 service...