Kartarpur Corridor
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Beyond Borders: How the Kartarpur Corridor redefined Sikh pilgrimage and spiritual bonds
India | Nov 09, 2025, 09:21 AM ISTOpened by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during Guru Nanak's 550th birth anniversary and visited by Dr. Manmohan Singh and UN Secretary-General António Guterres, the corridor became a symbol of peace, faith, and cross-border unity.
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Government allows Sikh pilgrims to visit Pakistan for Guru Nanak's birth anniversary
India | Oct 02, 2025, 05:24 PM ISTOnly selected jathas (groups) will be allowed to travel, based on recommendations from the respective state governments. These suggestions will be reviewed by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) and final approval will be granted by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA).
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India, Pakistan Renew Kartarpur Corridor Agreement For 5 More Years: Why Is It Important?
News | Oct 23, 2024, 03:28 PM ISTIndia-Pakistan Ties: India, Pakistan have agreed to extend the validity of the Agreement on the Kartarpur Sahib Corridor for an additional 5 years. The Agreement, signed on 24 October 2019, facilitated pilgrimages from India to Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur in Pakistan.
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India, Pakistan extend Sri Kartarpur Sahib Corridor Agreement for 5 years
World | Oct 23, 2024, 06:38 AM ISTAccording to the statement released by the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), the extension of the validity of this Agreement will ensure uninterrupted operation of the Corridor for use by pilgrims from India to visit the holy Gurdwara in Pakistan.
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Pakistan's Punjab govt asks Indian Sikhs to carry US dollars instead of rupee during their visit
World | Sep 30, 2024, 06:45 PM ISTThe latest announcement came after the Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Prabandhak Committee received a number of complaints that Indian Sikhs visiting Pakistan for their holy places are exploited in terms of giving them way less (amount) than the current exchange rate.
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Sikh pilgrim from India dies of heart attack while returning from pilgrimage in Pakistan
World | Jul 02, 2024, 03:46 PM ISTAccording to The Express Tribune newspaper, Dev Singh Sidhu from Amritsar, Punjab, travelled to Pakistan to observe the 185th death anniversary of Maharaja Ranjit Singh and conduct religious ceremonies.
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EAM S Jaishankar says Pakistan imposed Kartarpur Corridor Fee, vows to slash it
News | May 11, 2024, 07:05 PM ISTExternal Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on May 11 that Indians have to pay a fee of USD 20 to visit Kartarpur Sahib, which was imposed by Pakistan, but no fee should be charged for it. Jaishankar said this during an interactive session in Amritsar.
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Alcohol and Meat At 'Dance Party' In Pak's Kartarpur Sahib Gurudwara?
News | Nov 20, 2023, 02:45 PM ISTAlcohol and Meat At 'Dance Party' In Pak's Kartarpur Sahib Gurudwara?
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Sidhu shares video on his Pakistan visits as Channi-led jatha travels to Kartarpur shrine
India | Nov 18, 2021, 11:28 PM ISTSidhu uploaded over an hour-long video, comprising several clippings of his visits to various places in Pakistan, including Islamabad, Lahore and Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur itself.
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AAP claims its delegation 'denied' permission to visit Kartarpur Sahib
India | Nov 18, 2021, 11:00 PM ISTThe Kartarpur Corridor links Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Pakistan, the final resting place of Sikhism founder Guru Nanak Dev, to Dera Baba Nanak shrine in Gurdaspur district.
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Did Punjab CM Channi deliberately exclude Navjot Sidhu's name from jatha visiting Kartarpur?
India | Nov 18, 2021, 07:22 PM ISTAccording to sources, CM Charanjit Singh Channi along with close cabinet colleagues and their families went to Kartarpur after reopening on November 17 but did not include Navjot Singh Sindhu in the list of 50 people given to MHA.
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Pakistan hails Navjot Singh Sidhu's role in reopening of Kartarpur corridor
India | Nov 17, 2021, 10:30 AM ISTInterestingly, Pakistan is highlighting Sidhu's role in the Kartarpur corridor issue at a time when the Indian government has decided to reopen the corridor.
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Kartarpur Sahib Corridor set to reopen for pilgrims from today
India | Nov 17, 2021, 11:07 AM ISTThe corridor was shut in wake of the COVID-19 pandemic. The reopening of Kartarpur will assist thousands of devotees, largely Sikhs, to visit the final resting place of Guru Nanak in Pakistan.
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Abki Baar Kiski Sarkar : Kartarpur corridor to reopen from Nov 17
News | Nov 16, 2021, 10:00 PM ISTThe Kartarpur Corridor with Pakistan will reopen from November 17, just two days ahead of Gurupurab, the birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev Ji, Union Home Minister Amit Shah posted on Twitter.
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Kartarpur Corridor to reopen on Wednesday, Punjab Cabinet to pay obeisance on Nov 18
India | Nov 16, 2021, 04:47 PM ISTThe Kartarpur corridor provides a visa-free border crossing for pilgrims from India visiting the Kartarpur Sahib gurdwara in Pakistan.
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Pakistan urges India to reopen Kartarpur Corridor for pilgrims
India | Nov 09, 2021, 11:47 PM ISTThe 4km-long Kartarpur Corridor provides visa-free access to Indian Sikh pilgrims to visit Gurdwara Darbar Sahib. Sikhism founder Guru Nanak Dev lived and died at this gurdwara at the start of the 16th century.
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Pakistan to allow Sikh pilgrims to visit Kartarpur Sahib amid COVID wave
World | Aug 22, 2021, 12:59 PM ISTThe decision to open Kartarpur shrine was taken by the National Command and Operation Centre (NCOC) on Saturday due to the approaching death anniversary of Sikhism founder Baba Guru Nanak Dev on September 22.
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Pakistan's Sikh body will be part of it, says ETPB official on Kartarpur management
India | Nov 05, 2020, 11:45 PM ISTAmid strong protest by India over Pakistan's decision to transfer the management of the Kartarpur Sahib gurudwara from the Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (PSGPC) to a separate trust, a top Pakistani official said on Thursday that the Sikh body will be part of it.
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Pakistan to reopen Kartarpur Corridor on Monday
World | Jun 27, 2020, 01:25 PM ISTPakistan on Saturday decided to reopen the Kartarpur Corridor for Sikh pilgrims on Monday on the occasion of the death anniversary of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, the 19th century leader of the Sikh empire.
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India asks Pak to look into reasons behind collapse of domes of Kartarpur Gurudwara
World | Apr 19, 2020, 06:02 PM ISTA day after eight dooms of Pakistan's Kartarpur Sahib Gurudwara collapsed in a thunderstorm, the Indian government stated that New Delhi has conveyed to Islamabad that the damage to the structures in the gurudwara has caused "great consternation" among the Sikh community.