Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday welcomed the Sikh delegates visiting Pakistan on the eve of their joyous festival Baisakhi celebrations.

“I welcome all the Sikh delegates visiting Pakistan on the occasion of Baisakhi,” he said in a tweet.

The prime minister said the Punjabi festival symbolised much more than merely the start of the harvesting season.

“It is a sign of hope, renewal, and growth. Congratulations to all those celebrating this spring festival,” he said.