Pakistan to celebrate basant at Kartapur Sahib

In order to attract devotees from India to Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur, the Pakistani government has decided to celebrate ‘Jashan-e-Baharan’ (Basant), marking the arrival of the spring season.

While expressing concern over the significant decline in the number of devotees visiting Kartarpur Sahib everyday post reopening of the corridor, chief executive officer (CEO) of its project management unit (PMU), Muhammad Latif, said on Friday that they would celebrate ‘Jashan-e-Baharan’ or the Spring fest, celebrated by Muslims, Sikhs and Hindus alike, at Kartarpur Corridor in February.