LAHORE: Pakistani Sikh leaders and the Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB) on Wednesday appealed to the Indian government to allow Sikh pilgrims to attend the commemoration of Guru Nanak Dev’s death anniversary at Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur on September 22.
India has kept the Attari-Wagah border closed since the Pahalgam terror attack in April, preventing Indian Sikh devotees from traveling to Pakistan.
ETPB spokesperson Ghulam Mohyuddin told reporters her that Pakistan is ready to host Sikh pilgrims: “Our doors remain open for Sikh pilgrims.” He confirmed that the death anniversary events at Gurdwara Darbar Sahib will take place on September 22.
Sardar Ramesh Singh Arora, president of the Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee (PSGPC) and a Punjab minister, as well as PSGPC vice president Mahesh Singh, both urged India to allow devotees to participate.
The Kartarpur Corridor, inaugurated in November 2019, connects Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Pakistan—where Guru Nanak Dev spent his final years—to Dera Baba Nanak in Gurdaspur district, Punjab. The 4.1 km corridor enables visa-free access for Indian pilgrims.
