On Kartarpur anniversary, Pak says India yet to reopen its side of corridor

On the occasion of the first anniversary of the opening of the Kartarpur Corridor, Pakistan has said that while it had reopened the corridor in June after closing it due to concerns over Covid-19 pandemic, India is yet to reopen its side.

The Pakistan foreign office statement on Monday came days after India’s protest against Islamabad’s decision to hand over management of Durbar Sahib Gurdwara in Kartarpur to a body without any Sikh representatives.

Last week, external affairs ministry spokesperson Anurag Srivastava said Aftab Hassan Khan, chargé d’affaires at the Pakistan high commission, was “summoned and our strong protest was conveyed”.

“It was also conveyed to him that this unilateral decision by Pakistan is highly condemnable and runs against the spirit of the Kartarpur Sahib Corridor as also the religious sentiments of the Sikh community at large,” he said.