Protocol on Visits to Religious Shrines 1974
The Protocol on Visits to Religious Shrines 1974 is a bilateral agreement between India and Pakistan facilitating Indian and Pakistani nationals to visit certain religious shrines in both countries.[1][2][3] As of November 2018, fifteen locations in Pakistan and five in India are covered under this protocol.[4]
List of locations[edit]
These are a list of locations covered by the protocol:[4]
In India[edit]
- Ajmer Sharif Dargah, dedicated to sufi saint Moinuddin Chishti in Ajmer, Rajasthan
- Nizamuddin Dargah, dedicated to sufi saint Nizamuddin Auliya, in Delhi
- Amir Khusro, dedicated to Sufi musician Amir Khusro in Delhi
- Sirhind Sharif, Mujaddid Alf Sani in Sirhind, Punjab, India
- Kalyar Sharif, dedicated to sufi saint Alauddin Ali Ahmed Sabir, near Haridwar
In Pakistan[edit]
- Shadani Darbar in Hyat Pitafi, Ghotki
- Katasraj Dham in Lahore
- Gurudwaras of Nankana Sahib
- Gurudwara Panja Sahib, Hasan Abdal
- Samadhi of Ranjit Singh, Lahore
- Gurudwara Dera Sahib, Lahore
- Gurudwara Janam Asthan, Nankana Sahib
- Gurudwara Deewan Khana, Lahore
- Gurudwara Shaheed Ganj, Singhanian, Lahore
- Gurudwara Bhai Tara Singh, Lahore
- Gurudwara of Sixth Guru, Mozang, Lahore
- Birthplace of Guru Ram Das, Lahore
- Gurudwara Cheveen Padshahi, Mozang, Lahore
- Shrine of Data Ganj Bakhsh, Lahore
- Mirpur Mathelo, Sindh
References[edit]
- ^ "Pant-Mirza Agreement". Press Information Bureau, National Informatics Centre (NIC), India. Archived from the original on 2018-12-14. Retrieved 2018-12-11.
- ^ "Protocol on visits to Religious Shrines". Ministry of External Affairs, India. 14 September 1974. Archived from the original on 2018-12-14. Retrieved 2018-12-11.
- ^ "Q.*316 Denial of visa by Pakistan". Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses. 24 August 2011. Retrieved 2018-12-11.
- ^ a b "Express Fact Check | Visas for pilgrims: 15 shrines in Pak, 5 in India under protocol". The Indian Express. 27 November 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-12-14. Retrieved 2018-12-11.