Pakistan’s Foreign Office rejected as “unfounded and misleading” the allegations that some Hindu pilgrims were denied entry into the country while travelling with a Sikh group Thursday.

A group of nearly 1,900 Sikh pilgrims crossed over to Pakistan through the Attari-Wagah border for Guru Nanak’s birth anniversary celebrations Tuesday. A Hindu man said he was sent back along with six of his family members because of their religion.

“Pakistan categorically rejects the unfounded and misleading allegations that members of the Hindu community were denied entry into its territory,” Foreign Office Spokesperson Tahir Husaain Andrabi said in response to media queries.

He said that a very small number of individuals were found to possess incomplete documentation and were unable to provide satisf

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