The Queen's Baton Relay for the Commonwealth Games is to enter India from Pakistan via the Wagah border on Friday. A grand event has been planned for the occasion after which the baton will travel through the country before reaching New Delhi ahead of the event in October.

The baton will enter India from Pakistan at 9.25 a.m.

"President of Pakistan Olympics Association Syed Arif Hassan would hand over the baton to Indian Olympics Association (IOA) chief Suresh Kalmadi at the Attari-Wagah border. Other senior IOA officials will also accompany Kalmadi during this historic ceremony," Raja Sidhu, nodal officer of IOA and the Punjab government, told IANS.