Imran Khan shares pictures of the Grand Kartarpur corridor

Imran Khan, Pakistan Prime Minister yesterday shared several dazzling pictures of the Kartarpur complex and Gurdwara Darbar Sahib ahead of the planned inauguration of the Kartarpur corridor on November 9.  Taking to micro-blogging site Twitter, Khan lauded the completion of work in record time and congratulated the Pakistani government for readying the Kartarpur Complex.

In a another tweet, Khan said that the revered venue is now ready to welcome the Sikhs pilgrims for the 550th birth anniversary celebrations of Guru Nanak Dev. The year 2019 marks the 550th birth anniversary year of Sikhism founder Guru Nanak Dev, whose birthplace is Sri Nankana Sahib in Pakistan.

Khan had earlier abolished the condition of passport for the Sikhs coming to Kartarpur and the service fee of USD 20 dollars for those coming for the inaugural ceremony and on the 550th birth anniversary of the Sikh Guru on November 12. The massive Kartarpur Corridor will connect the Dera Baba Nanak shrine in India’s Punjab with Darbar Sahib at Kartarpur, which is just 4 kilometres from the International Border.

It is located at Narowal district of Pakistan’s Punjab province. In 2018, India and Pakistan had agreed to open the corridor on the occasion of the 550th birth anniversary of the first guru of Sikh, Guru Nanak Dev. Pakistan had said that it will build the corridor from the Indian border to the Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur, while the other part from Dera Baba Nanak in Gurdaspur up to the border will be constructed by India.