Second round of Indo-Pak talks on Kartarpur Corridor concludes
The first meeting on Kartarpur corridor was held on March 14.
LAHORE (Dunya News) – Second round of talks between Pakistan and India on Kartarpur Corridor has been concluded at Wagah Border in Lahore today (Sunday).
Foreign Office Spokesperson Dr Mohammad Faisal who led the Pakistani delegation in talks expressed determination to complete the work on the project in the decided time.
Briefing newsmen, Dr. Mohammad Faisal said that under Prime Minister’s direction and promise, Pakistan is fully committed for materializing Kartarpur Sahib Corridor into reality for 550th birth anniversary of Baba Guru Nanak Dev Ji.
He said that work on Pakistan side is proceeding speedily with more than 70 percent of Gurdwara Complex, Terminal Building and Road completed.
Dr Faisal said that consensus have been reached on eighty percent issues regarding Kartarpur Corridor, whereas rest of the issues will also be resolved during future talks. He said that specific details will be shared with public after the agreement.
It is to be mentioned here that the first meeting on Kartarpur corridor was held on March 14.
Earlier, Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that Pakistan is keen to welcome Sikh pilgrims at the Gurdwara in Kartarpur Sahib.
The corridor can pave a way for "facilitating and fortifying" people-to-people bonds of the two countries.
On November 28, Prime Minister (PM) Imran Khan laid the foundation stone of Kartarpur Corridor. The ceremony was also attended by Indian ministers Navjot Singh Sidhu, Harsimrat Kaur Badal and Hardeep Singh Puri on the invitation of the Pakistan government.
The much-awaited corridor will connect Darbar Sahib in Pakistan’s Kartarpur – the final resting place of Sikh faith’s founder Guru Nanak Dev – with Dera Baba Nanak shrine in India’s Gurdaspur district and facilitate visa-free movement of Indian Sikh pilgrims, who will have to just obtain a permit to visit Kartarpur Sahib.
