Tag: Gurdawara

Sikhs finally make it to their holy shrine in Pakistan, as PM opens Kartarpur Corridor

APP64-09 KARTARPUR: November 09 - Prime Minister Imran Khan unveiling the plaque during the inauguration ceremony at Gurdwara Darbar Sahib as the Prime Minister Imran Khan inaugurating a visa-free initiative that allows Sikh pilgrims from India to visit one of their holiest shrines Guru Nanak Dev at Gurdwara Darbar Sahib. APP Photo by Mustafa Lashari

KARTARPUR, Nov 9 (APP): In what may be called the world’s ‘longest’ ever pilgrimage, it took almost 72 years to the Indian Sikhs to make it to one of their holiest shrines located just 4.1 kilometers from the border in Pakistan. Prime Minister Imran Khan on Saturday inaugurated the much-anticipated Kartarpur Corridor project that would… Continue reading Sikhs finally make it to their holy shrine in Pakistan, as PM opens Kartarpur Corridor

70 years on, Sikh holiest site in Kartarpur opens for devotees on Saturday

By Shumaila Andleeb ISLAMABAD, Nov 8 (APP): Under the same sky but from a land divided by several meter high razor-wired double fence, Indian Sikhs for the past 70 years have been viewing from afar 4.5 kilometers Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib, that lies in Pakistan. Hundreds of Sikhs everyday make a beeline near the international border… Continue reading 70 years on, Sikh holiest site in Kartarpur opens for devotees on Saturday

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