Amritsar, Updated At: 05:50 PM Apr 22, 2026 IST
Sarbjit Kaur, who left a Sikh jatha to marry a Pakistani national after converting to Islam, uploaded a video message on social media welcoming pilgrims from Indian Punjab to visit Sikh shrines in Pakistan.
Her post came three days after a 2,236-member Sikh jatha returned to India following celebrations of Khalsa Sajna Diwas and Baisakhi in Pakistan. She assured Indian pilgrims that in Pakistan no one is forced to convert and that conversion is a personal choice.
In the message she greeted pilgrims with both “Sat Sri Akal” and “Walaikum Assalam” and invited them to visit the shrines. After converting, she adopted the name Noor Hussain. She had accompanied the jatha to Pakistan in November, stayed back, and later married a Pakistani national.
Following the incident, the SGPC made it mandatory for solo women pilgrims to submit an undertaking endorsed by multiple persons.
