Nueva Delhi: In the light of the high the fire reached between Pakistan and India last week after days of hostilities, the demands are growing in India to reopen the Kartarpur corridor to allow the devotees to visit the sanctuary of Guru Nanak in Pakistan, the reports said Sunday.
The demands gain weight of the permission granted to the truckers, who transport perishable from Afghanistan, to cross India from Pakistan through Wagah. After Pahalgam’s attack, India closed the crossing of the border with Wagah-Attari, a movement corresponded by Pakistan.
The officiant Jathedar of Sri Akal Takht Sahib, Giani Kuldeep Singh Gargajj, also joined the calls, urging the governments of India and Pakistan to reopen the Kartarpur corridor, especially now that the “atmosphere between the two countries is becoming more peaceful.”
The SIJS pray daily for open access to the Gurdwaras of those who were separated and, therefore, keeping the Kartarpur Sahib closed is not justified, he said, adding that the corridor would contribute even more to peace and harmony between the two nations and strengthen mutual ties.
Nueva Delhi allows Afghanistan trucks to transport perishable items to enter the country through Wagah
Since its inauguration in 2019, a large number of devotees SIJS have been visiting the sacred site in NARowal, where they are inclined in reverence and receive the blessings of Guru Nanak Dev Ji. Therefore, reopening the corridor without delay would reflect and honor the feelings of the SIJ community.
According to Jathedar Gargajj, both nations, and the region as a whole, need a greater need for peace, progress, mutual love and cooperation, instead of tension and conflict. He praised national and international leaders who played a wise and compassionate role in the deactivity of the war situation and promoting calm.
A separate report in the Indian newspaper Hindustan’s times The fire said between India and Pakistan brought a renewed hope to the Indian devotees, anxious to visit Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur, the final resting place of the founder of Sijismo Guru Nanak.
Although Pakistan continued to maintain his side of the open corridor, India suspended the pilgrimage on May 7. Approximately 150 Sijs pilgrims, who had arrived at Dera Baba Nanak Integrated Check Post in the Indian Gurdaspur district, went back after waiting for more than 90 minutes, when the corridor closed abruptly after the tensions of tensions that rose due to Pahalgam’s attack.
However, the SIJ community is still optimistic.
The resident of Dera Baba Nanak, Baba Sukhdeep Singh Bedi, descendant of Guru Nanak, echoed this feeling: “Recent hostilities threw a shadow on the future of the corridor. This high fire is good news for us. We fight for many years to see that this corridor becomes a reality.”
The Kartarpur corridor was inaugurated jointly by the prime ministers of Pakistan and Indian on November 9, 2019. It gives Indian pilgrims without access to Visa and Dawn-To-Dusk to the venerated sanctuary. Stretching 4.7 km, connect Dera Baba Nanak Sahib in the Punjab of India with Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Pakistan.
Border with Wagah-Attari
While the Kartarpur corridor remains closed, the Indian government has allowed the entry of Afghanistan cargo trucks governed by the Taliban to India through the border with Wagah-Attari.
Official sources said that the Afghan authorities had requested the Ministry of External Affairs of India to facilitate 162 charging trucks trapped in Pakistan due to the closure of the border. “In this sense, it is insinuated that the Government of India has given the necessary permission to allow the 162 trucks mentioned above to India through the border with Wagah-Attari. It is also insinuated that the Indian customs have made the necessary arrangements to facilitate the load movement in 162 trucks mentioned above,” said an official document.
Mikesh Sidhwani, a dried fruit merchant of Amritsar, welcomed development. “The trucks have begun to cross. Until now, five trucks have crossed. This is a great relief. The products are semi-remained, and the delay of each day translates into mass losses,” said the reported report.
Almost 90 percent of India’s commerce with Afghanistan is found through the Attari-Wagah border, which is also the only land link allowed for trade between India and Pakistan. The development occurred a few days after the Minister of Foreign Affairs of India, S. Jaishankar, held his first conversation with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Afghanistan for his needs as Afghanistan, Amir Khan Muttaqi and the friendship of India stressed the friendship with the people of the Afghanistan and his support for Afghanistan, Amir Khan Muttaqi and the friendship of the friendship India stressed with the people of Afghanization and their support.
Posted in Dawn, May 19, 2025
