Type: Parliament Questions and Answers

Will the Minister ofEXTERNAL AFFAIRS be pleased to state:-

(a) whether the Government has taken up the request for a safe corridor from Dera Baba Nanak, Gurdaspur Punjab to Kartarpur Sahib Gurudwara, district Narowal in Pakistan, with the Government of Pakistan at the highest level; and

(b) if so, the details thereof along with the response of the Government of Pakistan thereon?

ANSWER: THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS (SHRIMATI PRENEET KAUR)

(a) & (b) During the meeting between External Affairs Minister and the Foreign Minister of Pakistan on June 27, 2008 it was proposed to Pakistan side that a small team from India could visit Pakistan to discuss the modalities for visa free travel through a corridor to Kartarpur Sahib Gurudwara in Pakistan. However, no response has been received from Pakistan side till date.

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