ISLAMABAD – Pakistan on Monday invited Indian officials to finalise theKartarpur agreement, two months ago, Prime Minister Imran Khan laid thefoundation stone of the corridor, which connects two Sikh holy sites —Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur in Pakistan and Dera Baba Nanak in India.Work in progress at the Kartarpur Corridor. Photo Foreign Ofice
The draft agreement between the two governments has been shared with NewDelhi through the Indian High Commission in Islamabad, the Foreign Officesaid in a statement today.
Pakistan’s friendly gesture is meant to facilitate the Indian Sikhcommunity to visit the sacred place where Baba Guru Nanak, their spiritualleader, lived for 18 years until his death in 1539.
“This was in line with Islamic principles that advocate respect for allreligions and Pakistan’s policy of promoting inter-faith harmony andreligious tolerance and also in line with Quaid’s vision of a peacefulneighbourhood,” the Foreign Office said.
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Islamabad, the statement added, has appointed Foreign Office SpokespersonDr Mohammad Faisal as its focal person and requested New Delhi to do thesame.
