The construction work on the highway to the international border is progressing in full swing and half of the work of the entire project is already complete
India voiced concerns over the presence of Khalistani separatists in the committee and said it will wait for a response from Islamabad on the issue and will not go ahead with the meeting
The corridor will connect Darbar Sahib in Pakistan's Kartarpur with Dera Baba Nanak shrine in Gurdaspur district and facilitate visa-free movement of Indian Sikh pilgrims
The corridor will connect Darbar Sahib in Pakistan's Kartarpur with Dera Baba Nanak shrine in India's Gurdaspur district and facilitate visa-free movement of Indian Sikh pilgrims
India suggested that the corridor should be allowed for use seven days a week and 365 days in a year
No tension on the border creates an impact on pilgrims here. They have always come to catch a glimpse of Darbar Sahib and will always do
The Pakistani Cabinet constituted a ten-member Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee (PSGPC) to facilitate Sikh pilgrims after opening of Kartarpur Corridor
The meeting took place amid heightened tensions between the two neighbours following India's air strike on a terrorist training camp of the Jaish-e-Mohammed and Pakistan's subsequent retaliation
This was the first meeting between an Indian and a Pakistani delegation since tensions between the two countries spiked after the terror attack in Pulwama
The corridor will facilitate the visa-free travel of Indian Sikh pilgrims to Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur.
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) has approved a detailed plan for construction of a 'state-of-the-art' PTB complex at the Kartarpur Sahib corridor
The corridor will facilitate the visa-free travel of Indian Sikh pilgrims to Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur
The appeal by the American Sikh Council (ASC) and the Sikh in America (SIA) after both Pakistani and Indian govts agreed to open up Kartarpur Corridor for Sikhs to visit the birthplace of Guru Nanak
Pakistan also said that a three -day prior information of the visiting pilgrims and security clearance by the Indian side will be needed before the entry of the pilgrims
On November 26, Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu and Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh laid the foundation stone for the corridor
Kartarpur Sahib was not by any stretch of the imagination a comparable diplomatic initiative
While all previous initiatives have started at the top of the social and political pyramid, this one has been born out a yearning among the poorest people on both sides of the Punjab border for peace
On November 28, Prime Minister Imran Khan laid the foundation stone of the Kartarpur corridor
Qureshi's remarks came a day after Sushma Swaraj categorically ruled out the possibility of resumption of bilateral talks with Pak unless it stops cross-border terror activities against India
The Kartarpur corridor, which India had proposed to Pakistan around 20 years ago, is expected to be completed within six months