A report in Pakistan Observer notes that the constriction work at the site of Kartarpur corridor has picked up pace.
The government of Pakistan has reportedly sent a 14 point draft agreement or memorandum of understanding (MoU) to the government of India regarding Dera Baba Nanak to Kartarpur Sahib corridor meant to allow Sikh devotees to visit Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib.
When the chief minister of a state uses the editorial columns of a newspaper to vent his imagined fears and political chauvinism, it is necessary to take notice and respond. The December 19 opinion piece in The Tribune, “General, your slip is showing” by Captain Amarinder Singh is a parochial attempt to be more loyal than the king.
If the Punjab chief minister Captain Amarinder Singh’s latest arguments on Kartarpur corridor are correct, then is it valid to draw the conclusion that Prime Minister Narendra Modi was unaware of the Pakistan army and ISI’s game plan on the Kartarpur corridor?
In an expected move, the China on Monday (Dec. 3) welcomed India and Pakistan's move to open the Dera Baba Nanak to Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib Corridor, saying strengthening dialogue between them and properly addressing their differences means a lot to the world peace and development.
The Dal Khalsa has stated that the peace between India and Pakistan is directly linked to resolution of Kashmir dispute and the Kartarpur corridor can play only a limited role in facilitating the dialogue.
The recently formalised organisation called World Sikh Parliament (WSP) had issued a written statement welcoming the initiative of a corridor at Kartarpur Sahib which would enable Sikhs residing in East Panjab to visit the Gurdwara Sahib which is located in West Panjab.
Following are details about the initial details of the plans related to the Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib Corridor. These details were shared during the foundation laying event held by the Government of Pakistan at Kartarpur Sahib on November 28.
The Government of Pakistan today laid the foundation stone of the much-awaited corridor between Dera Baba Nanak in East Punjab and Kartarpur Sahib in West Punjab.
A delegation of World Sikh Parliament (WSP) today met governor of West Punjab in Pakistan and handed him over a memorandum. The WSP delegation comprised Bhai Joga Singh, Avtar Singh Sanghera, Harvinder Singh and Ranjeet Singh. They met governor Mohammad Sarvar and praised the Pakistan government for taking initiative on Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib corridor to allow Sikh sangat from East Punjab to visit the historic Gurdwara Sahib of Kartarpur Sahib.
The Dal Khalsa slammed Punjab CM Captain Amarinder Singh for declining the invitation of Pakistan government to be part of inauguration ceremony to lay foundation stone for Kartarpur corridor on flimsy and unreasonable grounds.
Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh has urged Government of India's Minister of External Affairs Sushma Swaraj to take up with the Government of Pakistan the issue of opening of the corridor from Dera Baba Nanak to Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib.
In a letter addressed to the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres during his visit to Amritsar, the Shiromani Gurdwara Prabandak Committee (SGPC) raised issues of 1984 Sikh Genocide, Sikh identity, Sikh articles of faith, Visa free corridor to Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib and hate crimes against Sikhs.
Former Delhi MLA and Aam Aadmi Party leader S. Jarnail Singh has criticised Narendra Modi led BJP government in India saying that its ‘senseless and insensitive’ approach to open Kartarpur Sahib corridor, in response to Pakistan's positive intent is hurting Sikh sentiments across the world.
While Punjab minister Navjot Singh Sidhu was continuously facing flak for hugging with the Pakistan Army chief at newly elected Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan’s swearing in ceremony, the Dal Khalsa slammed political class for focussing on messenger instead on the message.
Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh has sought the personal intervention of India's External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj in opening of corridor to enable Sikh sangat to visit the historic Gurudwara Kartapur Sahib in Pakistan on the 550th Parkash Gurpurb of Guru Nanak ji.
How can we forget that it is Punjab on the other side to which we go when we cross over the border. We have a shared history of many millennia with its inhabitants. Some of our holiest shrines are in that Punjab.
In a positive gesture towards the Sikhs, Pakistan’s Army chief Qamar Javed Bajwa has reportedly said that the Pakistan was thinking to open Kartarpur Sahib corridor on 550th Parkash Gurpurab of Guru Nanak Ji.
Kiratpur Sahib, Punjab (February 02, 2012): According to a press release (dated January 31, 2013) by EcoSikh: "Celebrating the 383rd birth anniversary of 7th Guru of Sikhs, Guru Har Rai Sahib, the Sikh volunteer organisation Shree Ganga Nursery of Zirakpur in collaboration with Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee [...]
Lahore/Chandigarh (November 8, 2012): According to a statement released on website of “Directorate of Information and Public Relations, Punjab (India)” Punjab Deputy Chief Minister Sukhbir Singh Badal made an appeal to Pakistan-Punjab Chief Minister Janab Shahbaz Sharif to persuade his federal government to take positive steps for early release of Sarabjit Singh and other Indian prisoners lodged in Pak Jails.
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