Pak Hindus, Sikhs arrive to immerse ashes of kin

The ashes of 480 Hindus and Sikhs were brought to India through the Attari-Wagah border on Monday for immersion in the Ganga river at Haridwar, Uttar Pradesh.

Ramnath Maharaj, the priest of Panchmukhi Hanuman Temple, Karachi, who led the group that brought the ashes, including that of 50 Sikhs, said, “We have a 30-day Indian visa, and the ashes will be immersed in the Ganga on February 21.”

“We collected the ashes which had been lying with the families for the last many years. In view of the sentiments of the Hindu community that wants the mortal remains of their loved ones to be immersed at Haridwar, the Indian government should relax visa norms for the community members,” he said.