Nearly 300 pilgrims mostly Sikhs were stranded at the Attari railway station near Amritsar after a special train from Pakistan was not allowed to enter India yesterday. <br/><br/>Railway officials at Attari said, the train was stopped as permission was not taken from the Central government. The Sikh pilgrims were going to Pakistan to observe the death anniversary of the Maharaja Ranjit Singh. <br/><br/>Hundreds of pilgrims, mostly Sikhs from different parts of the country, go to Pakistan on different occasions, including the birth and death anniversaries of Sikh Gurus and on Baisakhi festival.
News On AIR | June 29, 2017 5:01 AM
300 pilgrims stranded at Attari as Centre blocks Pakistan train