Kartarpur corridor inauguration News

Prime Minister Narendra Modi virtually addressed the Gurpurab celebrations of Guru Nanak Dev Ji at Gurdwara Lakhpat Sahib in Kutch, Gujarat.

The opening of the Kartarpur Corridor, which connects Dera Baba Nanak shrine in Gurdaspur, Punjab, to Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib in Pakistan, comes days before the 550th birth anniversary of the founder of Sikhism, Guru Nanak Dev, on November 12. 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, who on Saturday inaugurated the Kartarpur Corridor and flagged off the first Jatha of devotees for Kartarpur Sahib Gurudwara in Pakistan's Punjab province, thanked his Pakistani counterpart Imran Khan Niazi for understanding the sentiments of Indians and opening the corridor. "I would like to thank the Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan Niazi for respecting the sentiments of India," PM Modi said ahead of the inauguration at Dera Baba Nanak in Gurdaspur, Punjab.

"I would like to thank the Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan Niazi for respecting the sentiments of India," PM Modi said ahead of the inauguration. 

Pakistan has been changing its stand on who all can visit Kartarpur Sahib by stating that Indian pilgrims will not require passports to visit the shrine and only a valid identity proof will do and then coming out with another statement that only those with valid passports can do so. 

The Punjab Congress legislator still awaits clearance for the Centre.

Intelligence agencies have also spotted terrorist training activities in the border district of Narowal in Pakistan's Punjab province, the same district where Kartarpur Sahib Gurudwara is situated.

The text on the posters featuring Navjot Singh Sidhu and Imran Khan is in Punjabi, and translates to, "Navjot Singh Sidhu and Imran Khan are the real heroes for opening Kartarpur Corridor." However, the hoardings, which were put on Tuesday, were immediately taken down within hours of their appearance.