Observers view the much-demanded move as a “successful” attempt to win the hearts of Sikhs from India and across the globe. Islamabad and New Delhi last November agreed to open the crossing that connects Pakistan’s northeastern Narowal city to India’s eastern Gurdaspur district. They include the birthplace of Baba Guru Nanak, who was born in 1469 in Nankana Sahib district, and Gurdwara (monastery) Punja Sahib in Hasan Abdal, where the handprint of Guru Nanak is believed to be imprinted on a boulder. Islamabad, however, stuck to its plans to open the Kartarpur border as per schedule despite spiraling tensions with New Delhi. He believes the Karatarpur initiative was more religious than political, in an attempt to “please” the Sikh community from India and rest of the world.

Source: Libya Today November 03, 2019 08:26 UTC