India News | Pained by Tragic Demise of Sikh Pilgrims in Pakistan: PM Modi
Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he was pained by the tragic demise of Sikh pilgrims in a road accident in Pakistan on Friday.
New Delhi, Jul 3 (PTI) Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he was pained by the tragic demise of Sikh pilgrims in a road accident in Pakistan on Friday.
At least 29 people, mostly Pakistani Sikh pilgrims, were killed when a mini-bus carrying them back from Nankana Sahib shrine rammed into a train at an unmanned crossing in Pakistan's Punjab province.
"Pained by the tragic demise of Sikh pilgrims in Pakistan. My thoughts are with their families and friends in this hour of grief," the prime minister tweeted.
"I pray that those pilgrims injured recover at the earliest," he said.
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