Kartarpur Sahib Corridor: Timeline to the landmark event in Pakistan

Chronology of events leading up to the opening of the landmark Kartarpur Sahib Corridor linking Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Pakistan’s Kartarpur to Dera Baba Nanak shrine in India’s Gurdaspur district. First Gurdwara, Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib, was established in 1522 by the first Sikh Guru, Guru Nanak Dev, where he is believed to have died.

Here is a timeline leading to the inaugration

1999: Kartarpur Sahib Corridor proposed by then PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee when he took a bus ride to Lahore during a peace initiative with Pakistan

2000: Pakistan agrees to allow Sikh pilgrims from India to visit the shrine visa-free (and without passport) through a bridge