Having a large number of Sikh officers and troops in its ranks, the Indian Army has issued procedures and guidelines for its personnel desirous of visiting the Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur in Pakistan.

Indian Army issues guidelines for its personnel visiting Kartarpur Corridor

Contradicting the claim of the Imran Khan government, a top Pakistani minister said on Saturday that the Kartarpur Corridor was the brainchild of Pakistan army chief and its opening would "hit India" forever.

Kartarpur corridor General Bajwa's brainchild, claims top Pakistan minister

Punjab Chief Minister Captain Amarinder Singh on Sunday said that Pakistan Railway Minister Sheikh Rashid's disclosure that Kartarpur Corridor was the brainchild of their Army Chief General Qamar Javed had exposed Islamabad's nefarious intent behind the initiative.

Pakistan minister's statements on Kartarpur Corridor exposes country's 'nefarious designs': Amarinder Singh

Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Tuesday announced that Delhi Government will sponsor senior citizens' pilgrimage to Gurudwara Kartarpur Sahib at Rakabganj Gurudwara.

Delhi government will facilitate elderly pilgrims' free visit to Gurudwara Kartarpur Sahib: Kejriwal

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said he had a "blessed morning" at the Gurdwara Ber Sahib in Sultanpur Lodhi, where he paid his obeisance at the holy Sikh shrine.

Blessed morning at Gurdwara Ber Sahib, tweets PM Modi

The government of Pakistan on Tuesday released a new coin to commemorate the 550th anniversary of Baba Guru Nanak. The coin worth Pakistan Rupees 50 will be available at the Kartarpur Sahib along with a postal stamp worth PKR 8 to the travelling pilgrims, Dunya News reported.

Pak releases coin to commemorate 550th birth anniversary of Baba Guru Nanak

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday targeted the Congress over India not having a corridor connecting Kartarpur Sahib Gurdwara in Pakistan for seven decades and also over the key pilgrimage centre linked to Guru Nanak Dev being allowed to be in the neighbouring country during partition though it was only about four kilometres away from the international border.

PM Modi targets Congress for letting Kartarpur Sahib stay in Pakistan during partition

Former Indian PM Manmohan Singh to visit Kartarpur Sahib. Watch video to know more.

Former Indian PM Manmohan Singh to visit Kartarpur Sahib

Delegations from India and Pakistan on Sunday resumed talks on the Kartarpur Corridor with India requesting that permission be given to 5,000 pilgrims to cross the border and visit Kartarpur Sahib daily. Pakistan delegation in Wagah on Sunday agreed to allow visa-free, year-long travel to the Kartarpur Sahib gurdwara for Indian citizens and Overseas Citizenship of India (OCI) card holders. Pakistan has also agreed to allow 5,000 pilgrims, every day, to visit the Gurdwara on foot, both as individuals or in groups.

India-Pak Kartarpur meet: Pakistan to allow 5,000 pilgrims a day

Delegations from India and Pakistan on Sunday resumed talks on the Kartarpur Corridor with India requesting that permission be given to 5,000 pilgrims to cross the border and visit Kartarpur Sahib daily.

India wants Pakistan to permit 5,000 pilgrims to visit Kartarpur Sahib daily

Kartarpur Sahib corridor will be completed by September end this year, said Punjab Public Works Minister Vijay Inder Singla on Saturday after reviewing the construction work of the passage.

Kartarpur Sahib Corridor will be completed by September: Punjab minister

A 500-year-old well, believed to have been built during the lifetime of the founder of Sikhism Guru Nanak Dev, has been discovered at the enclosure of a gurdwara on the Kartarpur corridor which will facilitate easy passage of Sikh pilgrims to the historic Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Pakistan.

500-year-old well discovered near gurdwara on Kartarpur corridor in Pakistan

The work on various infrastructure projects to develop the Kartarpur corridor on the Indian side is underway at a vigorous pace by the Land Port Authority of India (LPAI) and National Highway Authority of India (NHAI).

Kartarpur corridor: India's massive infrastructure projects begin

Kartarpur corridor construction in full swing, will open in November

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Saturday reacted to Pak foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi's "googly" remark, stating that the two Indian ministers went to Kartarpur Sahib "to offer prayers.

'Googly' remark shows Pak has no respect for Sikh sentiments: Sushma Swaraj  

Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti Saturday wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi seeking opening of the Shardapeeth pilgrimage site across the Line of Control (LoC).

Mehbooba Mufti writes to PM Modi, seeks Kartarpur Sahib-like corridor to Sharada Peeth in PoK

Violence must be stopped and peace should be restored between India and Pakistan, Punjab cabinet minister Navjot Singh Sidhu said on Wednesday as he described the Kartarpur Corridor as a major opportunity to open the hearts of the people in the two neighbouring countries.

'Big hearted' friend Imran kept his promise: Sidhu at Kartarpur Corridor ceremony in Pakistan

India's Foreign Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has said that the Kartarpur Corridor is not connected with dialogue process with Pakistan. India has been asking for a corridor, which will facilitate visa-free travel of Indian Sikh pilgrims to Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur, for many years and she said she was happy that Pakistan had for the first time responded positively.

Kartarpur Corridor not connected with dialogue process with Pak: Sushma Swaraj

Pakistan minister announces facilities for Sikh pilgrims at Kartarpur

Expressing his gratitude to the central government over its initiative to develop the proposed Gurudwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur corridor in Pakistan, Punjab Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu on Friday hoped that the corridor would "yield undeniable and implicit change and thaw" in the relations, adding that it will "build bridges, burn animosity and will act as a soothing balm for two neighbouring countries.

Hope Kartarpur corridor acts as soothing balm for India, Pakistan: Sidhu

India and Pakistan have both agreed to build the Kartarpur corridor on their respective sides of the border. The corridor will lead to Kartarpur Sahib gurudwara, Guru Nanak's final resting place.

India-Pak agree to build Kartarpur corridor, Imran Khan to break ground on November 28

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