Officials from Pakistan and India on Friday discussed the technical modalities of the Kartarpur corridor for the Sikh pilgrims, the first meeting after New Delhi\u00a0 revoked held Jammu and Kashmir\u2019s special status leading to fresh tensions between the two countries.<\/p>\n
Foreign Office spokesman Dr Mohammad Faisal confirmed that the talks were held at the border, more commonly known as the \u2018Zero Point\u2019, and that \u201cgood progress was made during the discussion\u201d.<\/p>\n
The technical level talks pertain to the alignment of the corridor and sharing of coordinates of border crossing points and other infrastructure. The two sides would meet shortly for a discussion on the remaining issues, the source said.<\/p>\n
The corridor will connect Darbar Sahib in\u00a0Pakistan\u2019s town of Kartarpur with Dera Baba Nanak shrine in India\u2019s city of Gurdaspur and facilitate visa-free movement of Indian Sikh pilgrims, who will, then, only have to obtain a permit to visit Kartarpur Sahib.<\/p>\n
Pakistan\u00a0 is committed to completing and\u00a0 scheduling\u00a0 for inauguration of Kartarpur Sahib corridor, in time for Guru Nanak\u2019s 550th birth anniversary to be celebrated in November this year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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