ISLAMABAD:Pakistan Foreign Office reveals yet another Initiative overKartarpur Corridor.

The Foreign Office on confirmed it had issued a visa to former Indiancricketer and politician Navjot Singh Sidhu for Kartarpur Corridorinauguration.

“Pakistan has issued visa to Indian politician Navjot Singh Sidhu for hisvisit to holy shrine of Baba Guru Nanak,” Foreign Office Spokesperson DrMohammad Faisal said during his weekly briefing.

The spokesperson clarified that the passport waiver for Kartarpur pilgrimswould extend up to one year as a special gesture on the 550th birthanniversary of Sikh leader Baba Guru Nanak.

“The $20 service fee per pilgrim would not be charged for first two daysafter inauguration of Corridor, i.e. on November 9 and 10,” he said.

He added the package of goodwill gestures also included abolishing therequirement of 10-day advance intimation.

Dr Faisal said Pakistan was expecting a massive inflow of Sikhs from allover the world to visit their revered site on Saturday, adding that theincumbent government had in particular interest in promotion of religioustourism.