PM Imran Khan to lay foundation stone of Kartarpur corridor on Nov 28: Shah Mehmood

Author: Web Desk

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi on Thursday said that Prime Minister Imran Khan will lay foundation stone of Kartarpur corridor on November 28.

Taking to famous microblogging site Twitter, Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi said “Pakistan has already conveyed to India its decision to open Kartarpur Corridor for Baba Guru Nanak’s 550th birth anniversary. PM Imran Khan will do break ground at Kartarpur facilities in November 28. We welcome the Sikh community to Pakistan for this auspicious occasion.”

Meanwhile, India has also approved the development of Kartarpur corridor from Dera Baba Nanak in Punjab’s Gurdaspur district to the international Border.

According to the sources, Indian Home Ministry in its letter to Pakistani High Commission in New Delhi appreciated the decision of Islamabad to open Kartarpur corridor.

Federal Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry appraised the development and said “Kartarpu Border opening is victory of peace lobby in both countries, it’s a step towards right direction and we hope such steps will encourage voice of reasons and tranquility on both sides of the border.”

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