Indian pilgrims of all religions are allowed visa-free travel throughout the year through the Kartarpur Corridor to Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib, one of the most revered Sikh shrines in Pakistan. (File photo/News18)
India signed the Kartarpur Corridor Agreement with Pakistan on October 24, 2019.
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Tuesday marks the second anniversary of the inauguration of the Kartarpur Corridor. The 4.7-km-long corridor connecting Dera Baba Nanak in Punjab’s Gurdaspur district with the historic Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur, Pakistan, the final resting place of Sikhism founder Guru Nanak Dev, was opened on November 9 in 2019.
However, the movement of pilgrims to Pakistan through the Kartarpur Corridor was suspended from March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the neighboring country banned all travel from India in April this year citing a surge in cases Was. India signed the Kartarpur Corridor Agreement with Pakistan on October 24, 2019.
Under the agreement, Indian pilgrims of all religions are allowed visa-free travel throughout the year through the Kartarpur Corridor to Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib, one of the most revered Sikh shrines in Pakistan.
Punjab Congress chief Navjot Singh Sidhu tweeted today, “Going to Dera Baba Nanak for Ardas for reopening of Kartarpur Corridor…Dhan Dhan Baba Nanak”
Going to Dera Baba Nanak for Ardas to reopen Kartarpur Corridor… Dhan Dhan Baba Nanak 🙏- Navjot Singh Sidhu (@sheryontopp) November 9, 2021
On November 9, 2019, Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the portion of the corridor falling on the Indian side while his Pakistan counterpart Imran Khan inaugurated the portion of the corridor on the Pakistani side, three days before the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev. did.
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