CROSS-BORDER INDIA, PAK TRAVEL SUSPENDED

NEW DELHI: Cross-border travel between India and Pakistan has been temporarily suspended to contain the spread of coronavirus, according to sources. A source said: “It is to be noted that Pakistan is trying to create a mirage of goodwill by proposing to resume Kartarpur corridor on 29 June, at the short notice of 2 days, while bilateral agreement provides for information to be shared by India with Pakistan side at least 7 days before the date of travel.

This would need India to open up the registration process well in advance.” This comes hours after Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi tweeted: “As places of worship open up across the world, Pakistan prepares to reopen the Kartarpur Corridor for all Sikh pilgrims, conveying to the Indian side our readiness to reopen the corridor on 29 June 2020.”