DOHA – The prime minister arrived in Doha on Monday for a two-officialvisit during which he has met with his Qatari counterpart Abdullah binNaseer bin Khalifa Al Thani and Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.
Representatives of the Sikh community called on PM and thanked PrimeMinister Imran Khan for the groundbreaking of the Kartapur Corridor.
The groundbreaking was held in November 2018, and since then Pakistan hasinvited an Indian delegation to Islamabad to finalise the Kartarpuragreement
According to a Foreign Office press release, Pakistan has shared the draftagreement between the government of Pakistan and the government of Indiafor facilitation of Sikh Yatrees to visit the Gurudwara.
Kartarpur is located beside the River Ravi in Narowal district, some 120kmfrom Lahore and only about 3-4km from the border with India.
Settled in 1521 by Baba Guru Nanak, the village is famous for itswhite-domed Gurdwara Kartarpur Darbar Sahib, which holds religioussignificance for the Sikh community. Kartarpur is where Baba Guru Nanaksettled down after his travels as a missionary. He lived there for 18 yearsuntil his death in 1539.
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Gurdwara Kartarpur Darbar Sahib was built by Sardar Bhupindar Singh, theMaharaja of Patiala between 1921 and 1929.
According to Sardar Gobind Singh, the in-charge of the Gurdwara, the regionwas a stretch of wilderness but began to attract the Sikh pilgrims afterits repair work was started in 2000.
Gurdwara Kartarpur Darbar has a well in its garden, and a large kitchenwhere the pilgrims are served food.
