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