Nearly 45,000 pilgrims visited Kartarpur Sahib since Nov 2019

A total of 44,951 pilgrims travelled through Kartarpur corridor to pay obeisance at Pakistan's Sri Kartarpur Sahib Gurdwara, final resting place of Sikhism founder Guru Nanak Dev, since opening of route in vember 2019, Lok Sabha was informed on Tuesday.

Union Minister of State for Home G Kishan Reddy said a state-of--art integrated Passenger Terminal Building at Dera Baba Nanak and a four-lane National Highway (NH-354B) from Dera Baba Nanak to international boundary have been built to provide smooth and easy pass to pilgrims throughout year.

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A total of 44,951 pilgrims travelled from vember 9, 2019 to January 31, 2020 via Kartarpur corridor to pay obeisance at Sri Kartarpur Sahib, he said in a written reply to a question.

Furr, Reddy said, passport of pilgrims is t being stamped by immigration authorities and government of India has repeatedly urged government of Pakistan that it should t levy any fee or charge on pilgrims.

Pakistan charges USD 20 from each pilgrim visiting Kartarpur Sahib.

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