Pakistan falsifies Sidhu's tall claims over Kartarpur corridor; says 'No official dialogue with India yet'

This comes after Pakistan's Sikh community urged the Indian government to open the Kartarpur border to help facilitate Sikh pilgrims' visit to a historic gurdwara in this country.

Image: Navjot Singh Sidhu/File PTI

New Delhi: Tall claims by Punjab Congress Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu over Kartarpur corridor, that mounted the hopes of thousands of devotees in India, have proven to be hollow and untrue. Pakistan in a fresh statement has falsified the claims of any official dialogue with India over the same. As per Pakistan, no official dialogue has taken place between the two countries to open the gates of Kartarpur corridor for India. This comes after Pakistan's Sikh community urged the Indian government to open the Kartarpur border to help facilitate Sikh pilgrims' visit to a historic gurdwara in this country. Addressing a press conference, patron-in-chief of Pakistan Sikh Council Sardar Ramesh Singh Khalsa said if opened, the border crossing will allow Indian pilgrims to visit Gurdwara Kartar Singh and Pakistanis to visit Dera Baba Nanak on the Indian side. Khalsa said it had been a long pending demand of the Sikhs to open the Kartarpur border for pilgrims, 'The Express Tribune' reported. He also praised the new Imran Khan-led government for its announcement of opening the border for Sikh devotees on the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism. "The entire Sikh community is thankful to the Pakistan government for its noble gesture," he said.