Thursday, October 29, 2020

Pakistan Gurdwara Body to Celebrate First Anniversary of Kartarpur Corridor Opening on 9th November 2020



Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (PSGPC) has announced to celebrate the first anniversary of the inauguration of the Kartarpur Corridor that connects Dera Baba Nanak town on the Indian side with Gurdwara Darbar Sahib, the final resting place of Sikhism founder Guru Nanak, in Pakistan.

Some “important decisions” were in a joint meeting of the PSGPC and the Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB) in Lahore on Tuesday 28th October taken to celebrate the anniversary on November 9.

PSGPC president Satwant Singh said, “The first anniversary will be celebrated at Gurdwara Darbar Sahib. Earlier, we were planning to invite Sikh devotees from India to attend the celebrations, but it was not possible as the corridor has not been opened from the Indian side in view of the coronavirus pandemic.”

Pakistan Government had reopened the corridor on its side in the first week of October. Pakistan’s religious affairs Ministry issued a notification for reopening of the corridor, which allows Indian pilgrims visa-free access to Gurdwara Darbar Sahib.

Travel through the corridor was suspended in March following the Covid-19 outbreak.Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (SGPC), which manages the affairs of Gurdwaras in Punjab and other states of the country, has demanded re-opening of the corridor from the Indian side,especially on the occasion of the birth anniversary of Guru Nanak.

https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/pakistan-gurdwara-body-to-celebrate-first-anniversary-of-kartarpur-corridor-opening/story

Dr. Gurdeep Kaur
Associate Professor
Sri Guru Nanak Dev Khalsa College
University of Delhi


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