Much-awaited Kartarpur Corridor to India opens on November 9
It will link Darbar Sahib in Pakistan, Dera Baba Nanak shrine in India
Pakistan will open the much-awaited Kartarpur Corridor to India on November 9, Prime Minister Imran Khan announced yesterday.
The proposed corridor will connect Darbar Sahib in Pakistan’s Kartarpur with Dera Baba Nanak shrine in Gurdaspur district of Punjab, India.
The move will allow visafree movement of Indian Sikh devotees, who will have to just obtain a permit to visit Kartarpur Sahib, which was established in 1522 by Sikhism founder Guru Nanak Dev.
Pakistan is building the corridor from the Indian border to the Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur, while the other part from Dera Baba
Nanak in Punjab’s Gurdaspur district up to the border will be constructed by India.
“Pakistan is all set to open its doors for Sikhs from all across the globe, as the construction work on Kartarpur project enters final stages and will be open to public on November 9, 2019,” Imran said in a Facebook post.
“This will become a major religious hub for the Sikh community, and will boost the local economy, result in earning foreign exchange for the country creating jobs in different sectors including travel and hospitality,” Imran said. “Religious tourism is on the rise in Pakistan. Earlier Buddhist monks visited various sites for religious rituals followed by opening of #Kartarpur Corridor,” he added.
On October 10, Pakistan Foreign Office spokesman Mohammad Faisal created confusion over the inauguration date by stating that “no date has been fixed so far”.