Pakistan eyeing reopening of Kartarpur Corridor

An ‘Akhand path’ to mark the occasion was begun on September 20, the ‘bhog’ of which would be performed on September 22.

New Delhi: The Pakistan government is all set to observe the first Sikh religious function under the newly appointed Muslim Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Project Management Unit (PMU) which was specially formed to manage the day to day affairs of Gurdwara Darbar Sahib, Kartarpur Sahib despite the existence of an all-Sikh body Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (PSGPC).

The Public Relations Officer of Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB) that monitor the functioning of PMU, as well as PSGPC Aamir Hashmi, informed media that the ‘Jyoti Jot Diwas’ (death anniversary) of Sikh’s first master Guru Nanak Dev would be observed on September 22 at Gurdwara Darbar Sahib, Kartarpur Sahib.

PSGPC member from Kartarpur Sahib Inderjit Singh informed that they would take out a ‘nagar kirtan’ (religious procession) from Gurdwara Darbar Sahib to Zero Line at the international border with Pakistan on Tuesday so that the Indian sangat could have darshan of Palki Sahib (palanquin) carrying saroop of Sri Guru Granth Sahib - may be from a distance.