Times of Islamabad

Final decision taken over former Indian PM Manmohan Singh arrival in Pakistan on Kartarpur Corridor inauguration

Final decision taken over former Indian PM Manmohan Singh arrival in Pakistan on Kartarpur Corridor inauguration

NEW DELHI: Final decision has been taken over former Indian PM ManmohanSingh arrival in Pakistan on Kartarpur Corridor inauguration.

Pakistan will inaugurate Kartarpur Corridor on its side on November 9, aday after Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurates the corridor, linkingthe Darbar Sahib Gurdwara in Dera Baba Nanak to the Kartarpur Sahib Shrinein Pakistan, on November 8.

Pakistan Foreign Minister Mehmood Qureshi on Saturday confirmed thatKartarpur Corridor would be inaugurated on November 9. He further said thatformer prime minister Manmohan Singh has responded to the invitation sentby Pakistan government requesting him to inaugurate the corridor.

Qureshi added that Dr Singh will attend the inauguration ceremony as a”yatri” (as an ordinary man) and not as a guest.

Earlier, reports had suggested that former PM Singh had accepted Pakistan’sinvitation to inaugurate the corridor.