Pakistan not allowing anyone to travel through Kartarpur corridor due to pandemic: Govt

Tribune News Service
New Delhi, August 3

The central government on Tuesday informed the Lok Sabha that Pakistan is not allowing anyone to travel through Kartarpur corridor due to the rise in Covid-19 cases in India in April this year.

Replying to a written question by Congress member in Lok Sabha 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”.

The Minister then went on to add saying: “Furthermore, Pakistan’s National Command and Operations Centre (NCOC) has banned all travel from India citing the surge in Covid-19 cases in India since April 2021.”

India had signed the Kartarpur corridor agreement with Pakistan on October 24, 2019. Under the pact, Indian pilgrims of all faiths are allowed to undertake round-the-year visa-free travel through the Kartarpur corridor to Gurudwara Kartarpur Sahib, one of the most revered shrines of Sikhs, in Pakistan.