India & Pakistan to hold talks today on Kartarpur Corridor

ATTARI: The third round of discussions on the Kartarpur Corridor between India and Pakistan will be held today in an Indian village Attari.

Earlier, Foreign Office Spokesperson Dr. Muhammad Faisal tweeted, “Arrived in Lahore for 3rd round of talks with India, to be held at Atari, to discuss and finalise the draft agreement on the opening of Kartarpur Corridor, which will be held tomorrow. Pakistan remains committed to the expedited opening of the corridor.”

Arrived in Lahore for 3rd round of talks with India, to be held at Atari, to discuss and finalise the draft agreement on opening of #KartarpurCorridor, which will be held tomorrow. #Pakistan remains committed to expedited opening of the corridor #PakistanKartarpurSpirit

— Dr Mohammad Faisal (@DrMFaisal) September 3, 2019

Dr. Muhammad Faisal who is leading the Pakistani delegation, said, “Pakistan hopes for expedited progress in this round of talks to finalize the agreement on Kartarpur.”

He added that Pakistan was committed to open the Kartarpur Corridor on the 550th birth anniversary of Baba Guru Nanak. Pakistan has completed ninety percent work on the corridor.

This will be the third meeting between Pakistani and Indian officials to discuss and finalise modalities for facilitating Indian pilgrims to visit the Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Narowal district of Pakistan’s Punjab.

Pakistan has decided to complete the process of issuance of visas to Sikh pilgrims from India and around the world to attend the birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev in Nankana Sahib.

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