The movement of pilgrims to Pakistan through
the corridor has been suspended since March
2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic
Pakistan on November 9 urged India to reopen
the Kartarpur Corridor from its side and allow
Sikh pilgrims to visit the holy site for the
upcoming Guru Nanak Dev’s birthday
celebrations.
The Kartarpur Corridor was inaugurated by
Prime Minister Imran Khan on the eve of the
550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev on
November 9, 2019, according to the Foreign
Office.
But the coronavirus pandemic hit the region
along with the world just months after the
opening of the corridor.
The movement of pilgrims to Pakistan through
the corridor has been suspended since March
2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and the
neighbouring country banned all travel from
India citing the surge in cases in April this year.
India "is yet to open the corridor from its side
and allow pilgrims to visit Kartarpur Sahib,” said
the FO.
We look forward to hosting devotees from India
and around the world” for the upcoming Guru
Nanak Dev’s Birthday celebrations from 17-26
November, it said.
Pakistan expects that India in the spirit of
cooperation would allow pilgrims to travel
through the corridor to visit Kartarpur Sahib," it
added.
The 4 km-long Kartarpur Corridor provides visa
free access to Indian Sikh pilgrims to visit
Gurdwara Darbar Sahib.
Sikhism founder Guru Nanak Dev lived and died
at this gurdwara at the start of the 16th century.