The High Commission also wished a spiritually rewarding ‘yatra’ to the pilgrims visiting Pakistan on this occasion.
November 13, 2021The Sikh devotees were travelling from a gurdwara in Lahore to Peshawar in the bus when it was hit by the train en route to Lahore from Karachi.
July 3, 2020While speaking to the media in Pakistan, a number of pilgrims praised the initiative to open the Kartarpur Corridor to facilitate the Sikh community.
November 4, 2019Construction of the 4.2 km-long Kartarpur corridor is targeted to be completed by October 31, a week before the celebrations to mark the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev.
October 24, 2019Pakistan has decided to complete the process of issuance of visas to Sikh pilgrims by September 30 to facilitate their participation at the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev in Nankana Sahib on November 12.
September 3, 2019Government sources said that a ten-member committee on Kartarpur was set up by the Pakistan cabinet three days back, which has controversial names including a pro-Khalistan leader.
March 29, 2019Officials of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), National High Authority of India and other related departments represent the Indian side at the talks.
March 14, 2019The move is in line with Pakistan's policy of promoting inter-faith harmony and religious tolerance and Mohammad Ali Jinnah's vision of a peaceful neighbourhood, an official said.
January 22, 2019Talking about initiatives he had taken to normalise ties with India, Khan said he had opened a ‘visa-free peace corridor’ to Kartarpur Sahib so that Indian Sikh pilgrims could visit a holy shrine in Pakistan.
December 7, 2018Asserting that Pakistan was serious to develop peaceful ties with all its neighbours, Khan claimed that India was not ready to hold talks with the country due to the upcoming general elections.
December 4, 2018The government approved the development of Kartarpur corridor from Dera Baba Nanak in Punjab’s Gurdaspur district to the international border to facilitate Sikh pilgrims visiting Gurdwara Darbar Sahib.
November 23, 2018The corridor project, with all modern amenities and facilities, would be implemented with the central government funding.
November 22, 2018New Delhi will also also request Islamabad to recognise the sentiments of the Sikh community and develop a corridor with suitable facilities in their territory as well.
November 22, 2018Pakistan’s High Commissioner Sohail Mahmood said this was a “special gesture” by the Pakistan Government in view of the 550th-anniversary celebrations of Guru Nanak commencing in earnest from this year.
November 20, 2018“They (Pakistan) are ready to open the corridor of Kartarpur Sahib on the 550 birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Ji. There can be no bigger happiness than this for the people of Punjab,” said Sidhu.
September 8, 2018The High Commission of Pakistan in New Delhi has issued visas to over 300 Sikh pilgrims from India to observe the death anniversary of Maharaja Ranjit Singh at Gurdwara Dera Sahib, Lahore. The visas issued are in addition to those issued to Sikh pilgrims participating in the event from other countries. A special train arranged …
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June 23, 2018The visas issued are in addition to those issued to Sikh pilgrims participating in the event from other countries
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