Amid rising tensions between Pakistan and India, Indian Hindu pilgrims have cancelled their visit to the revered Katas Raj temple in Pakistan, officials said. As many as 200 Hindu pilgrims from different parts of India were scheduled to visit the Katas Raj temple complex - one of the holiest Hindu sites in Pakistan - on November 28. “We had issued visas to the pilgrims but their government did not allow them to visit Pakistan,” Dawn quoted him as saying. He said the Hindu pilgrims would visit Katas Raj in February for the Shivratri festival. Hindu pilgrims visit Katas Raj twice a year.

Source: Hindustan Times November 26, 2016 10:10 UTC