New Delhi, August 3
The government today informed the Lok Sabha that Pakistan has not been allowing travel through the Kartarpur corridor due to a rise in Covid-19 cases in India in April.
Replying to a question by Congress MP from Amritsar Gurjeet Singh Aujala, Minister of State (MoS) for Home Nityanand Rai said: “The movement of pilgrims through the Kartarpur corridor was suspended in March 2020 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.”
“Furthermore, Pakistan’s National Command and Operations Centre (NCOC) has banned all travel from India, citing surge in Covid-19 cases in India since April 2021,” the minister added.
India had signed a pact with Pakistan on October 24, 2019. Under the pact, Indian pilgrims are allowed to undertake round-the-year visa-free travel through the corridor to Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib. — TNS
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