The National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) on Saturday allowed Sikh pilgrims to visit Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur to perform rituals in connection with the death anniversary of Baba Guru Nanak Dev Ji next month, reported Dawn.
On the other hand, as many as 65 deaths and 3,084 new cases were reported in a single day, with the number of active cases rising to 89,044.
Meanwhile, another consignment of two million doses of a Chinese vaccine arrived on Saturday.
In another development, Pakistan provided lifesaving medical equipment, including 75 ventilators, to Sri Lanka to help it tackle the Covid-19 pandemic.
The NCOC meeting unanimously decided to allow Sikh pilgrims to visit Kartarpur next month under strict Covid-19 protocols.
It is worth mentioning here that due to the Delta variant, India had been in category C from May 22 till Aug 12, and special approval was required for people coming from the country, including Sikh pilgrims. However, now fully vaccinated persons with certificates will be allowed to enter Pakistan provided they show real-time polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) test reports which should not be more than 72 hours old.
Apart from this, Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) will also be conducted at airports and in case of a positive result, the individual will not be allowed to enter Pakistan. Besides, as per non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs), a maximum of 300 people will be permitted to assemble at a time at the darbar.
