Foreig­n Office says draft agreem­ent shared with New DelhiPakistan has invited an Indian delegation to Islamabad to finalise the Kartarpur agreement, two months after Prime Minister Imran Khan laid the foundation stone of the corridor, which connects two Sikh holy sites — Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur in Pakistan and Dera Baba Nanak in India. The draft agreement between the two governments has been shared with New Delhi through the Indian High Commission in Islamabad, the Foreign Office said in a statement on Monday. Pakistan’s friendly gesture is meant to facilitate the Indian Sikh community to visit the sacred place where Baba Guru Nanak, their spiritual leader, lived for 18 years until his death in 1539. Islamabad, the statement added, has appointed Foreign Office Spokesperson Dr Mohammad Faisal as its focal person and requested New Delhi to do the same. The groundbreaking ceremony last year was attended by Indian cricketer-turned politician Navjot Singh Sidhu and army chief General Qamar Bajwa, among others.

Source: The Express Tribune January 21, 2019 13:18 UTC