A Pak court has questioned the govt on the construction of the Kartarpur Corridor, asking authorities to explain whether the project was "not an intervention" in the affairs of the provincial govt
India on Saturday said a decision to re-open the Kartarpur corridor would be taken in accordance with the protocols relating Covid-19 and easing of restrictions
Pakistan government has announced that the Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib Corridor on its side has been reopened as COVID-19 situation in the country has improved.As per the notification issued by Pakistan Ministry of religious affairs on Friday, Indian visitors are allowed to come daily from dawn to dusk as per the bilateral agreement made in 2019 between India and Pakistan, The News reported.Kartarpur Sahib Corridor, a 4.7-kilometre-long passage that connects Dera Baba Nanak Sahib in India's Gurdaspur and Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Pakistan's Kartarpur. It was inaugurated last year.In the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Kartarpur Corridor was shut down by the Indian government in March.Pakistan's government had also imposed a ban on Pakistani nationals from travelling via the Kartarpur corridor.It was reopened briefly in June to commemorate Maharaja Ranjit Singh's death anniversary, with India rejecting Pakistan's offer and refusing to open the corridor on its side.
Pakistan reopened the Kartarpur Corridor more than three months after it was temporarily closed due to the Covid-19 pandemic
Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee Chief Secretary Dr Roop Singh said SGPC wanted Kartarpur Sahib corridor to reopen but the final decision would have to be taken by the central government
India temporarily suspended the pilgrimage and registration for the Kartarpur Sahib Gurdwara in Pakistan on March 16 in view of the coronavirus outbreak
Extending the border restrictions in view of the Coronavirus outbreak, the government has suspended travel and registration of pilgrims to Kartarpur Sahib Gurudwara through the corridor from Sunday
The delegation also pressed for simplification of the process for visiting the Kartarpur Sahib gurdwara
In a statement in the state Legislative Assembly, the Chief Minister asserted that 'we will not let the Kartarpur Corridor be closed down'
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The Punjab chief minister also invited President Ram Nath Kovind and Prime Minister Narendra Modi to attend the 550th Prakash Purb celebrations of Guru Nanak Dev
General Bajwa did not attend the Kartarpur Corridor's opening ceremony apparently to avoid any controversy.
As per provisions of an agreement between India and Pakistan, Indian pilgrims wanting to visit the Kartarpur Sahib Gurudwara require passport to travel to the neighbouring country using the corridor.
Singh said the low number of devotees crossing over to the Gurdwara Darbar Sahib was not because of lack of interest but due to two conditions of passport and $20 fee put by the neighbouring nation
In the first three days after a grand opening by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on November 9, just 897 devotees visited Kartarpur Sahib in Pakistan through the Kartarpur corridor
Ravindra Kaur Saini, who has three accounts in the PMC Bank, said she was disappointed at not being able to be a part of the historic pilgrimage
The corridor links Dera Baba Nanak shrine in Gurdaspur in India to Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib in Pakistan, the final resting place of Sikh faith's founder Guru Nanak
Kartarpur Sahib Corridor was inaugrated on 9 November, 2019
Asserting that he is fortunate to be able to dedicate the Kartarpur corridor to the country, PM said the opening of the corridor and the integrated check post will bring double happiness to the people
PM Modi inaugurates Kartarpur corridor to connect Dera Baba Nanak shrine in India's Punjab with Darbar Sahib in Pakistan's Narowal district