India's Cabinet had cleared a proposal on Thursday to develop a corridor from Dera Baba Nanak in Punjab's Gurdaspur district to the International Border to facilitate Indian pilgrims to visit Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur, Pakistan.
Pakistan has invited External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh and Punjab minister and Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu for the groundbreaking ceremony of the Kartarpur Sahib Corridor on November 28.
Announcing the decision via Twitter, Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said: "On behalf of Pakistan I have extended an invitation to External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj @SushmaSwaraj , Capt Amarinder Singh @capt_amarinder & Navjot Singh Sidhu @sherryontopp to attend the groundbreaking ceremony at #Kartarpura on 28 Nov, 2018"
Prime Minister Imran Khan will inaugurate the groundbreaking ceremony of the project on November 28 while President Ram Nath Kovind and Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh will lay the foundation stone of the Kartarpur Sahib Corridor on the Indian side on November 26.
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India's Cabinet had cleared a proposal on Thursday to develop a corridor from Dera Baba Nanak in Punjab's Gurdaspur district to the International Border to facilitate Indian pilgrims to visit Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur, Pakistan.
