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Kartarpur corridor likely to be reopened soon

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Kartarpur corridor likely to be reopened soon
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The Ministry of External Affairs and the Union Home Ministry are considering the reopening of the Kartarpur corridor. The official announcement of reopening will be made soon, sources said. The corridor was shut in wake of the Covid-19 situation in India. The visa-free 4.7-kilometre corridor joins the Indian border to Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Pakistan. It became operational in 2019 and was inaugurated by Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan.
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Also Read | Stubble burning is not major cause of pollution in Delhi: Centre tells Supreme Court Kartarpur corridor: A road to peace between India and Pakistan? - BBC News The reopening of the Kartarpur corridor will assist thousands of devotees, largely Sikhs, to visit the final resting place of Guru Nanak in Pakistan. Also Read | Ready for complete lockdown: Delhi to Supreme Court amid rising air pollution
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Pakistan not allowing anyone to travel through Kartarpur corridor due to pandemic: Centre- The New Indian Express Alternatively, the devotees are visiting the shrine going via the Attari-Wagah border which requires a visa. A source said that decision to open the corridor may come ahead of Gurupurab on November 19. However, an official announcement is yet to be made. Kartarpur corridor: Govt to allow 1,500 pilgrims to visit holy site during Parkash Purab Notably, former Union Minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal had written a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi requesting him to reopen the Kartarpur corridor citing improvement in the Covid-19 situation in India. Recently, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leaders of Punjab also met Prime Minister Narendra Modi and requested to consider reopening of Kartarpur corridor. -PTC News-
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