Times of Islamabad

Kartarpur Corridor inauguration date revealed: sources

Kartarpur Corridor inauguration date revealed: sources

ISLAMABAD: Kartarpur Corridor inauguration date revealed, sources havereported.

Despite tensions with India, Pakistan showing the peace gesture has decidedto open the Kartarpur corridor in November 2019 as the ongoing constructionwork has entered into its final phase, citing sources.

As per sources, the construction and renovation work of Kartarpur corridorwill be completed by August 31 this year and the corridor would be openedon the eve of 550 birth anniversary of Baba Guru Nanak on November 11 in aprecious ceremony.

Sources further revealed that Prime Minister Imran Khan, Foreign MinisterShah Mehmood Qureshi and other government officials would attend theinauguration ceremony of the Kartarpur corridor.

PM Khan had laid the foundation stone of Kartarpur Corridor to linkGurdwara Darbar Sahib in Pakistan with India’s Gurdaspur district, on Nov28, 2018.

Former Indian cricketer and member of Punjab cabinet Navjot Singh Sidhu andother Indian ministers were also present at the occasion.