MI Pakistani : Visit Kartarpur Corridor Narowal Pakistan

Kartarpur Corridor Pakistan

Kartarpur is located in Shakar Garh, Narowal (CLICK HERE for Narowal history) district, in Punjab Pakistan. It has been founded by the first guru of Sikhism, Guru Nanak. It is very close to the India-Pakistan border. It is considered as the most sacred place of Sikhs. The new government of Pakistan has decided to establish kartarpur-corridor which will open ways for Indians and Sikhs from all over the world and the project will complete in November 2019. Gurdwara Kartarpur is located near River Ravi, along the indian border side. At border terminal, these things are going to be planned here

· Parking

· Registration centers

· Medical facilities

· Bus services

· Visa-free entry

· Gifts shops

· Tuck shops

· Residency for employee

A bridge construction is completed along the borderline on River Ravi, which is a way to the corridor for Gurdwara Kartarpur. The whole place alongside the Gurdwara is made plain, wide and clean so that people coming here don’t suffer parking and rest issues.

History Background Of Kartarpur

The Kartarpur Corridor is a boundary corridor between Pakistan

and India, connecting the Sikh shrines of Baba Nanak Sahib (located in Punjab, India) and Gurdwara Darbar (in Pakistan, Punjab). The corridor is planned to allow spiritual devotees from India to visit the Gurdwara situated in Kartapur Village, 4.7 K.M (2.9 M) from the India-Pakistan boundary, without a visa. on 28 November 2018, the foundation stone on the Pakistani side was laid down by Chief Minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan Nyazee. The corridor was completed for the 550th birth anniversary of Grou Nanak Sahib on 12 November 2019.

The Prime Minister of Pakistan, Imran Khan, said "Pakistan believes that the road to the prosperity of the region and bright future of our coming generation lies in peace", adding that "Pakistan is not only opening the border but also their hearts for the Sikh community”.

Previously, Sikh pilgrims from India had to take a bus to Lahore to get to Kartarpur, which is 125 km journey although people on the Indian side of the border could physically see Gurdwara Sahib Kartarpur on the Pakistani side. An elevated observation platform had also been constructed on the Indian side, where people use binoculars to get good.

Significance of Kartarpur Corridor

The Gurdwara was built to commemorate the site where Guru Sahib, the founder of Sikh Religious, settled after his missionary work and did farming. Guru Nanak founded the Kartarpur town by Situated Ravi River in 1515, plowing the fields and setting up a community kitchen, or Langer. He assembled a Sikh commune there and lived for 18 years until his death on 22 September 1539. The Gurdwara is assembled where Guru Nanak is said to have died. It is, therefore, the second blessed place of the Sikh religion after Janam Asthan – the birthplace of Guru Nanak located in Guru Sahib, Pakistan.

Guru Nanak Three Principles

Here, Guru Nanak gave three principles Kirat Karo, Naam Japo, Wand Chako, which means work hard for a livelihood, keep remembering God and share your bounties with the world. Guru's teachings have been peace, harmony and universal brotherhood. Guru Nanak believed in equality between castes, religions, and genders and gave the word Ik poker meaning there is only one God.

According to Lahore-based art historian Fakr Syed Aijazuddin, the tomb houses the last copies of the original Guru Granth Sahib. A Sikh hajj remarked, "Every step here prompts us of the Guru's life". Indian Sikhs meet in huge numbers on heights on the Indian side of the boundary to attain darshan, or sacred viewing, of the site.

As per popular legend, after Guru Nanak died, there was a dispute between the local Shikhs and Muslims. Muslims, who saw him as there, wanted to bury him while Shikhs, who claimed Nanak as their Guru, wanted to cremate his body. But the fable follows that Guru Nanak's body was twisted into flowers, which were then separated between the two communities.

Here's the full text of the document

Whereas the Government of The Islamic Republic of Pakistan and the Government of the Republic of India (hereinafter referred to Individually are desirous to provide easy access to the Sikh pilgrims, who are citizens and permanent residents of India to the Gurudwara, Darbar Sahib, Narowal, Pakistan referred to as Kartarpur Sahib, through a permit-based entry to the Pilgrims through the Kartarpur Corridor.ues. The agreement regarding Kartarpur the corridor between both countries are as follows.

1. To facilitate the visa-free travel of the pilgrims from India to Kartarpur Sahib.

2. The parties shall establish infrastructure in their respective territories, including facilitation centers and counters for running security checks and issuance of permits for the facilitation of pilgrims.

3. A database of the visiting pilgrims shall be created by the parties having names, travel history and other relevant information of the pilgrims.

4. The number of permits granted may not be more than five-hundred (500) per day.

5. The Kartarpura Corridor shall remain open from 8 am to 5 pm daily.

6. Government of Pakistan has the right to refuse entry or terminate the stay of any pilgrim if It considers that the pilgrim is found not desirable for security or any other purposes.

7. The agreement shall be implemented in accordance with the National laws of the parties.

8. This agreement shall not exempt the pilgrims from the obligation to respect the laws and regulations of Pakistan when entering into its territory.

9. This agreement does not affect the existing commitments under the agreements between the parties concerning border security.

10. All disputes arising from or in connection with the application or the interpretation of this agreement shall be amicably settled between the parties through the diplomatic channels.

11. This agreement may be amended, supplemented or modified by written mutual agreements of the parties.

12. The agreement shall enter into force on the date of signatures by the parties and shall remain valid for a period of — years unless terminated earlier. The parties may extend the duration of this agreement for any period by mutual consent In writing.