Amid cold response, Indian pilgrims reach Kartarpur Sahib in Pakistan to kickstart Guru Nanak’s birthday celebrations

Lahore/Amritsar, July 31: After initially being denied permission for the Akhand Path (the continuous, front to back, reading of the Siri Guru Granth Sahib, which is the principal scripture of Sikhism),  a joint delegation of Sikh bodies from India arrived in Pakistan on Tuesday to be part of the International Nagar Kirtan (a Sikh custom involving the processional singing of holy hymns) at Nankana Sahib, media reports said.