India Signs The Kartarpur Sahib Corridor Agreement With Pakistan

The Indian Sikh community has long demanded access to the corridor. Previous Indian governments have even begun preliminary discussions with Pakistan over access to the shrine. During the terms of Prime Ministers Nawaz Sharif and Atal Bihari Vajpayee, the opening of the Kartarpur terminal was first discussed in 1998. After further discussions during bus diplomacy in 1999, Pakistan renovated the kartar sahib Gurdwara lane and made it available from the Indian border. [36] [37] The tensions that a resulted from the Kargil War had effectively destroyed Indo-Pakistani relations. However, it was reported that General Pervez Musharraf had given a “green signal” in favor of building a corridor, according to Pakistani committee chairman Gurdwara Prabandhak, the lieutenant general. Javed Nasir. [38] This is a visa-free travel corridor, but a document from the electronic travel authority, known as eta, is required, which can be obtained by registering an application on the Indian government`s website. [95] Even with a waiver of $20 for all for two days, that is. . .