Pakistan shares draft agreement on Kartarpur Corridor with India
The draft was given to Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan Ajay Bisaria.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – The draft agreement between Pakistan and India for facilitation of (Indian) Sikh pilgrims to visit the Gurudwara, Darbar Sahib Kartarpur, Narowal, was shared with the Government of India through the Indian High Commission in Islamabad on Monday.
The draft was given to Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan Ajay Bisaria.
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Pakistan has appointed Director General (South Asia & Saarc) of Foreign Office, Dr Mohammad Faisal as the focal person on the Kartarpur Corridor matter and requested that the Government of India designate a focal person at its end.
The Government of Pakistan has also invited Government of India to urgently send a delegation to Islamabad to negotiate and finalize the Agreement.
Prime Minister Imran Khan inaugurated the ground breaking ceremony of the Kartarpur corridor on 28 November 28, 2018.
“Pakistan took this step to accommodate the longstanding request of the Sikh community, especially from India particularly in view of 550th Birth Anniversary of Baba Guru Nanak. This was in line with Islamic principles that advocate respect for all religions and Pakistan’s policy of promoting inter-faith harmony and religious tolerance and also in line with Quaid’s vision of a peaceful neighbourhood. Pakistan would continue with its efforts to bring peace and stability in the region,” says FO.
