India and Pakistan to Open Kartarpur Corridor

On November 22, Indian Cabinet approved the Kartarpur corridor from Dera Baba Nanak to the Pakistan border. On November 26, Vice President Venkaiah Naidu laid the foundation stone of the Dera Baba Nanak – Kartarpur Sahib Corridor (up to the International Border) at an event at Mann village of Gurdaspur district of Punjab.

Significance of the Opening

Sikh Pilgrimage

The announcement by India and Pakistan of plans to operationalise a visa-free corridor between Dera Baba Nanak in Indian Punjab and Kartarpur Sahib in Pakistan’s Punjab heeds a longstanding plea of Sikh pilgrims. That ....

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