Kartarpur Corridor
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Pakistan to invite Manmohan Singh for Kartarpur Corridor inauguration
World | Sep 30, 2019, 04:41 PM IST"We would like to extend an invitation to former Indian PM Manmohan Singh for the inauguration function of Kartarpur Corridor. He also represents the Sikh community. We will also send him a formal invitation," News agency ANI quoted Mehmood Qureshi as saying.
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Sikh delegation meets Modi, thanks him for Kartarpur Corridor
India | Sep 22, 2019, 07:18 PM ISTA delegation of Sikhs met Prime Minister Narendra Modi here on Saturday and thanked him for going ahead with the Kartarpur corridor, saying they were proud of him and fully backed him.
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Kartarpur corridor: Punjab CM likens Pak's demand for service charge
India | Sep 19, 2019, 06:36 PM ISTHe demanded the immediate withdrawal of the proposal by Pakistan.
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Kartarpur Sahib Corridor to open a day before Guru Nanak Dev Jayanti
India | Sep 16, 2019, 05:18 PM ISTKartarpur Sahib Corridor: In what can be great news for lakh of Sikh pilgrims wanting to visit the holy Kartarpur Saheb Gurudwara in Pakistan, the Indian government today said that the long-awaited Kartarpur Sahib Corridor will be operational on November 11, 2019.
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Kartarpur Corridor: United Akali Dal, Ex-Khalistan force chief slams Pakistan for $20 service charge
India | Sep 14, 2019, 12:54 PM ISTAfter the Imran Khan government proposed that they will put service charge of $20 for Kartarpur Pilgrim, the leaders from United Akali Dal and Khalistan Commando Force argued that this step is unacceptable on Saturday.
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India urges Pakistan to show flexibility on Kartarpur, reconsider $20 fee
World | Sep 13, 2019, 07:01 AM ISTMinistry of External Affairs spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said that India had gone for the third round of high level talks last week with an "open mind" to resolve all issues.
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Kartarpur Corridor: Pakistan wants to charge $20 from Indian sikh pilgrims
India | Sep 12, 2019, 05:52 PM ISTPakistan's demand of charging 20 USD on the entry of pilgrims as service charge has been rejected by the Indian government. Speaking on Pakistan's demand, Indian Foreign Ministry spokesman Raveesh Kumar on Thursday said that Pakistan's proposal to charge an entry fee of $ 20 per Indian Sikh pilgrim has been turned down by the government.
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Punjab CM to take up visa-free entry for devotees to Pakistan
India | Sep 10, 2019, 07:59 PM ISTA decision was taken on Tuesday by the state cabinet, which also resolved to convene a special session of the assembly next month, to commemorate the 550th Prakash Purb of Guru Nanak Dev.
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Pakistan may introduce two categories for Sikh pilgrims seeking visas to visit Kartarpur: Media report
India | Sep 06, 2019, 04:49 PM ISTThe Ministry of Foreign Affairs has decided to add a religious tourism category to the online visa system for the Sikh pilgrims, applying to visit Kartarpur, the Dawn newspaper reported.
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India, Pakistan agree on visa-free travel of Indian pilgrims to Kartarpur Gurudwara
India | Sep 04, 2019, 03:58 PM ISTIndia and Pakistan on Wednesday agreed on visa-free travel of Indian pilgrims to Gurudwara Darbar Sahib in Pakistan using the Kartarpur corridor, officials said.
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Kartarpur Corridor: India, Pakistan third round of talks begins
India | Sep 04, 2019, 11:43 AM ISTThis is the second such meeting after New Delhi revoked Jammu and Kashmir's special status leading to fresh tensions between the two neighbours.
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India, Pakistan high-level talks on Kartarpur on Wednesday
India | Sep 02, 2019, 02:30 PM ISTDuring the meeting, which will take place on the Indian side of the Wagah-Attari Border, the two countries are expected to finalise the draft agreement for opening of the corridor in November for the 550th birth anniversary celebrations of Guru Nanak Dev, the founder of Sikhism.
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Third Indo-Pak official-level meeting to decide modalities of Kartarpur corridor on September 4
India | Sep 01, 2019, 02:45 PM ISTThe third official-level meeting between India and Pakistan to decide modalities of the Kartarpur Corridor will take place on September 4 at Attari.
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India, Pak officials discuss technical details of Kartarpur Corridor
World | Aug 30, 2019, 06:58 PM ISTThe meeting at the Zero point, where the Indian and Pakistani side of the proposed corridor converge, was attended by 10 to 15 officials from each side, an official of the National Highways Authority of India, who attended the meeting, told PTI.
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Technical meeting between India, Pakistan on Kartarpur Corridor begins
India | Aug 30, 2019, 11:45 AM ISTThe meeting comprised of a group of 15 officials from each side, officials said. The Kartarpur Zero point is the point at which the Indian side of the corridor and the Pakistani side of the corridor will be converging.
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Technical meeting on opening of Kartarpur Corridor to be held on Friday: Pakistan
World | Aug 29, 2019, 03:51 PM ISTPakistan and India are still discussing the modalities regarding the opening of the corridor at Narowal, some 125-km from Lahore, for Indian Sikhs on the occasion of 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak on November 12. The corridor will also be the first visa-free corridor between the two neighbours since their independence in 1947.
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Subramanian Swamy: Stop work on Kartarpur corridor, have no talks with Pakistan at all
India | Aug 24, 2019, 05:44 PM IST“Sikhs should understand that Pakistan's intentions are bad and they have to be set right first,” he said.
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Kartarpur corridor: India sends reminder to Pakistan to hold meetings to finalise key decisions
India | Aug 10, 2019, 09:43 PM ISTIndia had called for the meetings to be held to work out arrangements and finalise the alignment of the interim approach road for the Kartarpur corridor, develop a mechanism to share information about pilgrims between nodal points, develop a mechanism to deal with exigencies that arise from the use of the corridor.
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Downgrading diplomatic ties is Pakistan's knee jerk reaction, hope it doesn't affect Kartarpur corridor: Punjab CM
India | Aug 07, 2019, 10:31 PM ISTPunjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh on Wednesday expressed concern over Pakistan's decision to downgrade diplomatic ties with India but hoped the move would not affect the construction of the Kartarpur corridor. Amarinder Singh described the neighbouring nation’s action “knee-jerk and uncalled for”.
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India refuses to resume dialogue with Pakistan but open for talks on Kartarpur corridor
World | Jul 21, 2019, 12:29 PM ISTThe corridor that will allow Sikh pilgrims from India to visit the Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur in Pakistan, will be thrown open in November to mark the 550th birth anniversary celebrations of Guru Nanak Dev, the founder of Sikhism, who spent his final days there.