Pakistan-India talks over Kartarpur Corridor today

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and India will hold high-level talks on Kartarpur Corridor on Wednesday (today), ARY News reported.

Officials from both sides will meet at 10am on the Indian side of the Wagah-Attari border where they are expected to finalise a draft agreement regarding opening of the corridor that will allow visa-free access to Sikh pilgrims from India to a revered site – Gurdwara  Kartarpur Darbar Sahib.

South Asia and SAARC Director-General Dr Muhammad Faisal, who is also a spokesperson for Foreign Office, will lead the Pakistani delegation.

It is pertinent to mention here that the fourth phase of technical talks over Kartarpur Corridor project between Pakistan and India had concluded at Dera Baba Guru Nanak Zero Point on Aug 30.

The two sides agreed over most technical aspects of the project, sources said.

Despite tensions with India, Pakistan had earlier said it has decided to open the Kartarpur Corridor in November 2019 as the ongoing construction work has entered into its completion phase.

Read more: India seeks 5000 Sikh pilgrims visa free entry in a day for Kartarpur Corridor: sources

The corridor would be opened on the eve of 550th birth anniversary of Baba Guru Nanak on November 11 in a ceremony, officials earlier said.

PM Imran Khan had laid the foundation stone of Kartarpur Corridor to link Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Pakistan with India’s Gurdaspur district on Nov 28, 2018.

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

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