Centre allows Punjab delegation to visit Pakistan to see Kartarpur corridor progress: Minister

Centre last week gave permission to Punjab government to send a delegation to Pakistan later this month to assess progress of Kartarpur corridor project, a state minister said on Thursday.

permission had come before Centre revoked Jammu and Kashmir's special status under Article 370, prompting Pakistan to downgrade its diplomatic ties with India.

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Punjab delegation of state ministers and MLAs are also supposed to meet Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan and chief minister of Punjab province of neighbouring country.

Punjab CM had earlier written to Centre that a group of state ministers and MLAs be allowed to visit Pakistan. permission has already come. We will meet Pakistan PM (Imran Khan) and CM of Pakistan's Punjab, said Jail Minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa.

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