NEW DELHI/LAHORE – India will send its two union ministers to attend theopening of a new Pakistani border crossing for Sikh *yatrees*, in a raresign of cooperation between the two nuclear-armed rivals.
Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi had invited his Indiancounterpart, Sushma Swaraj, to attend the Nov 28 opening of the Kartarpurcrossing, which will facilitate pilgrimages from India to a shrine to GuruNanak, the 15th-century founder of Sikhism.
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I thank HE Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi Foreign Minister of Pakistan forinviting me to attend the groundbreaking ceremony of the Kartarpur Sahibcorridor on the Pakistan side of the International boundary on 28 November2018. /110:22 PM – Nov 24, 2018link
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I thank HE Makhdoom Shah Mahmood Qureshi Foreign Minister of Pakistan forinviting me to attend the groundbreaking ceremony of the Kartarpur Sahibcorridor on the Pakistan side of the International boundary on 28 November2018. /1
— Sushma Swaraj (@SushmaSwaraj) November 24, 2018link
She declined, citing her pre-committed political engagements midstforthcoming elections in several states as the reason for not able toattend the ceremony.
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Since I am unable to travel to Kartarpur Sahib on the scheduled date,Government of India will be represented by my esteemed colleaguesMrs.Harsimrat Kaur Badal and Mr.H.S.Puri. /210:27 PM – Nov 24, 2018link
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Since I am unable to travel to Kartarpur Sahib on the scheduled date,Government of India will be represented by my esteemed colleaguesMrs.Harsimrat Kaur Badal and Mr.H.S.Puri. /2
— Sushma Swaraj (@SushmaSwaraj) November 24, 2018link
However, Swaraj confirmed Sunday that Minister of Food ProcessingIndustries Harsimrat Kaur Badal and Junior Minister for Urban DevelopmentHardeep Singh Puri will attend.
