Kartarpur Corridor Agreement Renewed | 26 Oct 2024
Recently, India and Pakistan have extended the Kartarpur Corridor agreement until 2029, ensuring visa-free movement of Indian pilgrims to the Kartarpur Sahib Gurudwara in Pakistan for five more years.
- About Kartarpur Corridor:
- It connects the Darbar Sahib Gurdwara in the Narowal district of Pakistan with the Dera Baba Nanak shrine in the Gurdaspur district in India’s Punjab province.
- It is located on the east bank of the Ravi River in India, around 1 km from the Indo-Pakistan border.
- It was built to commemorate the 550th birth anniversary celebrations of Guru Nanak Dev on 12th November 2019.
- Guru Nanak Dev:
- He was the founder of Sikhism and was the first of the 10th Sikh gurus.
- He was born in 1469 in a place that is now called Nankana Sahib in Pakistan
- He advocated the 'Nirguna' form of bhakti. He rejected sacrifices, ritual baths, image worship, austerities and the scriptures of both Hindus and Muslims.
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