Tag: Kartarpur
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Pakistan High Commission issues visa to Indian to visit brother after 74 years
The Pakistan High Commission has issued a visa to Indian Sika Khan to visit Pakistan. Sika Khan was reunited with his brother Muhammed Siddique after 74 years at the Kartarpur Corridor. “Today, Pakistan High Commission issues visa to Sika Khan to visit his brother, Muhammed Siddique and other family members in Pakistan. The two brothers…
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Kartarpur Corridor reunites Pakistani and Indian friends separated during partition
The Kartarpur Corridor has brought together two friends separated after India was divided into two countries, Dawn has reported. Sardar Gopal Singh from India who is now 94 and Muhammad Bashir from Pakistan who is now 91 got separated in 1947. They both hugged each other when they met almost after six decades. Sardar Gopal…
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Indian Punjab CM, Indian politicians at Kartarpur to celebrate Baba Guru Nanak’s birth anniversary
Indian Punjab Chief Minister (CM) Charanjit Channi, along with other Indian politicians, visited the Kartarpur Corridor. Indian Punjab CM Charanjit Singh Channi, along with his ministers, is part of the first delegation to visit Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur. The Kartarpur Corridor, which links Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Pakistan, the final resting place of Sikhism…
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Amir Khan requests Indian govt to allow Sikhs to visit Kartarpur
British-Pakistani boxer Amir Khan visited Kartarpur on Wednesday and requested the Indian government to allow the Sikh community to visit Guru Nanak’s shrine. Calling the Gurdwara a true symbol of interfaith harmony, Amir in a video, said that Pakistan is giving real religious freedom to all minorities while India is taking steps against its minorities.…
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India stops Sikh pilgrims from attending Baba Guru Nanak’s death anniversary in Pakistan
The Indian government has barred Sikh pilgrims from travelling to Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Kartapur to take part in the 481st death anniversary rituals of Baba Guru Nanak. Pakistan in June had informed India that it was ready to reopen Kartarpur Corridor and invited New Delhi for a discussion on protocols for the safe visit…
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UN Secretary-General appreciates Pakistan’s peace efforts
UN Secretary-General António Guterres visited Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur and the Kartarpur Corridor on Tuesday during his four-day visit to Pakistan. Minister of Religious Affairs Pir Noorul Haq Qadri accompanied the him on the Kartarpur visit. Mr. Guterres took to twitter to appreciate Pakistan’s efforts for peace and inter-faith harmony. “This is the best symbol that…
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Sikhs bring Indian tomatoes for Kartarpur Gurdwara langar
Sikhs visiting the Data Sahib at the recently opened Kartarpur Corridor are bringing tomatoes from India as a gift for the langar khana which provides a free vegetarian meal to all visitors. According to reports, Sikh pilgrims coming to the Gurdwara from India brought bags of tomatoes as a present for the langar khana. Not…
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Indian woman tried to escape Kartarpur with Pakistani boyfriend
Pakistani authorities last month thwarted an attempt by a Sikh girl to enter the country illegally. According to reports, the girl came to Darbar Sahib Gurdwara in Kartarpur and entered Pakistan as a Sikh pilgrim in order to meet her Pakistani boyfriend at the Darbar Sahib. The girl, identified as Manjeet Kaur, met her…
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Ahad Raza Mir praises Kartarpur driver for being ‘a real hero’
The heartwarming exchange between Indian journalist Ravinder Singh Robin and Saddam Hussain, the driver escorting the worshippers going to Kartarpur has caught the attention of heartthrob Ahad Raza Mir who lauded Hussain for being a real hero. Sharing the friendly video on his Instagram, Ahad wrote, “This is what every Pakistani feels and stands for:…
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Is PM Imran really related to Indian Punjab CM Amarinder Singh?
Local media reports are headlining that Prime Minister Imran Khan and Indian Punjab’s Chief Minister Amarinder Singh share family ties. But while the two certainly do share history, they are not related. According to an official statement issued by Singh’s office, PM Imran and Singh on their five-minute bus ride on the inauguration of the…