Kartarpur corridor represents Pak’s commitment to religious freedom: Bajwa

TIL Desk/World/Islamabad/ The landmark Kartarpur Corridor is the practical manifestation of Pakistan’s “unwavering commitment” towards religious freedom and harmony, Pakistan Army chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa told a delegation of British Sikh soldiers.

Headed by Major General Celia J Harvey, Deputy Commander Field Army UK, the 12-member group met General Bajwa at the army headquarters in Rawalpindi on Tuesday. During the meeting, Bajwa told the delegation that Pakistan respects all religions and also recognises the need for promotion of religious tourism in the country, according to the army.

“Kartarpur Corridor is the practical manifestation of Pakistan’s unwavering commitment towards religious freedom and harmony” he said, amidst frequent attacks on the minority communities, including targeted killings of Sikhs, in the Muslim-majority country.

In November 2019, the then Pakistan prime minister Imran Khan formally inaugurated the Kartarpur Corridor as part of the commemoration of the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak at a colourful ceremony, paving the way for Indian Sikh pilgrims to visit one of their religion’s holiest sites in Pakistan without needing a visa. The Kartarpur Corridor links Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Pakistan, the final resting place of Sikhism founder Guru Nanak Dev, with the Dera Baba Nanak shrine in Gurdaspur district in India’s Punjab state.