India to sign Kartarpur Corridor agreement with Pakistan on October 23

India on Monday said that it will sign  Kartarpur Sahib Corridor agreement with Pakistan on October 23. In a press release, Miinistry of External Affairs said that keeping in mind interest of Sikh devotees, it has agreed to sign Kartarpur Corridor with Pakistan despite neighbour's 'insistence' on $20 fee per pilgrim. Centre has called Pakistan's decision to levy fee a 'disappointment' and ded that agreement was me in interest of operationalising Corridor before 550th Birth Anniversary of Guru Nanak falling (vember 12, 2019)

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Re press release by MEA below:

" Government has taken initiative to put in place state of art infrastructure and open Kartarpur Sahib Corridor on auspicious occasion of 550th Birth Anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev ji so that pilgrims from India and those holding Overseas Citizen of India Card can undertake visit to holy Gurudwara Kartarpur Sahib, currently in Pakistan. It is a matter of disappointment that while understanding has been reached on most of elements for facilitating visit of pilgrims from India, Pakistan continues to insist on levying a service fee of USD 20 per pilgrim per visit. government has consistently urged Pakistan that in deference to wishes of pilgrims, it should t levy such a fee. 

In view of long pending demand of pilgrims to have visa-free access to Gurudwara Kartarpur Sahib and in interest of operationalisation of Corridor in time before 550th Birth Anniversary of Guru Nanak falling on 12 vember 2019, Government has today conveyed that we would be rey to sign Agreement on Kartarpur Sahib Corridor on 23 October 2019. While agreeing to sign Agreement, Government of Pakistan has been once again urged to reconsider its insistence to levy service fee on pilgrims. India would be rey to amend Agreement accordingly at any time."

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Imran Khan anunces Kartarpur Corridor to open on v 9

Pakistan will open much-awaited Kartarpur Corridor on vember 9, Prime Minister Imran Khan anunced on Sunday.
proposed corridor will connect Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur with Dera Baba Nanak shrine in Gurdaspur district of Punjab and facilitate visa-free movement of Indian pilgrims, who will have to just obtain a permit to visit Kartarpur Sahib, which was established in 1522 by Guru Nanak Dev. Pakistan is building corridor from Indian border to Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur, while or part from Dera Baba Nanak in Punjab's Gurdaspur district up to border will be constructed by India.

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