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New Delhi, October 2: India has granted permission for Sikh Jathas (groups of pilgrims) to travel to Pakistan for the upcoming Prakash Purab celebrations of Guru Nanak Dev, founder of Sikhism, according to official sources.The pilgrimage will take place under the 1974 bilateral protocol on visits to religious shrines. Officials clarified that only selected groups will be permitted based on recommendations from respective state governments. These recommendations will be forwarded to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), after which the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) will issue the final clearance.The decision comes after the Centre had earlier barred Sikh pilgrims…