Pakistan, India Agree To Open Kartarpur Border

Published November 22, 2018 | 03:30 PM

Indian government has decided to develop the Kartarpur Sahib corridor from Dera Baba Nanak in Punjab’s Gurdaspur district till the gurdwara in Pakistan.

Islamabad (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 22nd November, 2018) Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi has confirmed that the Kartarpur border between India and Pakistan will be opened for the Sikh pilgrims ahead of Baba Guru Nanak’s birth anniversary.

Prime Minister Imran Khan will do the groundbreaking of Kartarpur facilities on November 28, the foreign minister said.

In a tweet on Thursday, the foreign minister wrote, “Pakistan has already conveyed to India its decision to open Kartarpura Corridor for Baba Guru Nanak’s 550th birth anniversary. PM Imran Khan will do break ground at Kartarpura facilities on 28th November. We welcome the Sikh community to Pakistan for this auspicious occasion.”

Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry also welcomed the decision of Indian government and termed it a victory of peace lobbies in both the countries.

“Indian Cabinet endorsement of Pakistan’s proposition on #KartarPurBorderOpening is victory of peace lobby in both countries, its a step towards right direction and we hope such steps ll encourage voice of reasons and tranquility on both sides of the border,” he said in his tweet.

Meanwhile, the Indian government has decided to develop the Kartarpur Sahib corridor from Dera Baba Nanak in Punjab’s Gurdaspur district till the gurdwara in Pakistan.

This was announced by Indian Minister Arun Jaitley at a press briefing in new Delhi today. The government has decided to celebrate the anniversary in a grand way, Jaitley said. He said that the corridor is being built since Guru Nank Dev had spent 18 years of his life there and people throng to the border to pay their homage. Jaitley said that the corridor will be built with facilities similar to those of an international airport.

The 3-4 kilometre long corridor will be built and funded entirely by the Indian government and will provide a smooth passage to the pilgrims wishing to visit the gurdwara.