NEW DELHI: Former prime minister of India Manmohan Singh will visit Pakistan and attend the inaugural ceremony of the Kartarpur Corridor, Indian media reported on Thursday.
According to details, the visit of erstwhile premier is contingent on Indian government’s approval. Manmohan Singh will reach Kartarpur on November 9, and he has also conducted a sitting with Indian Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh in this regard.
Pakistan had invited Manmohan Singh on the inaugural ceremony of Kartarpur Corridor. Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi had said that the decision to invite Singh was taken after high-level consultation.
The minister had further stated that Sikh pilgrims will also be welcomed in the inaugural ceremony that will be held on the 550th birth anniversary of Baba Guru Nanak.
It is to be mentioned here that Prime Minister Imran Khan will inaugurate the project on November 9, three days before the 550th birth anniversary Baba Guru Nanak that will be celebrated on November 12.
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Last month Governor Punjab Chaudhry Muhammad Sarwar had said that let it be war or peace, the Kartarpur Corridor Project will be completed till November, under any circumstances.
Speaking at a press conference in Lahore on September 23, Ch. Sarwar said in the Kartarpur Corridor project India is acting rigid since the day one but despite of all the hurdles Pakistan is working on Kartarpur Corridor project and InshAllah before the 550th Birthday celebrations of Baba Guru Nanak Pakistan will complete Kartarpur Project.
To mark Baba Guru Nanaks 550th Birthday celebrations, an International Sikh convention will be organized at Governor House which will be attended by Sikhs coming from all over the world, he added.
He assured Sikh pilgrims who coming from all over the world they will be provided with fool proof security in Pakistan and government will ensure the provision of other facilities. According to the vision of Quaid e Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah minorities will be given their due rights in Pakistan, he added.
(With additional input from INP)
