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Kartarpur Corridor
Religio - political dimensions and impacts
Mushtaq Ahmad Mahindro
Punjab may feel genuinely proud of its intellectual heritage it offered to its inhabitants and
the world. With respect to the subject Baba Guru Nanak Dev (1469-1539) is one of the prominent
figures the land of Punjab produced. Sikhism was founded by Guru Nanak Dev who spent last 18
years of his life in Kartarpur Sahib situated near Shakargarh just 3 kilometers from India Pakistan
border. The village of Kartarpur was named and inhabited by the Guru Dev himself.
It was the first place wherein first Gurdwara was established and the first Langarkhana was
set up and run by Guru Nanak Dev himself. First Sikh Sangat or community was shaped on the
same land under the aegis of Guru Nanak Dev highlighting the importance of Kartarpur sahib to
the Sikhs. But after the partition in 1947 Sikhs fixed a point near Dera Baba Nanak Sahib on Indian
side to have a view or Darshan of the Kartarpur Gurdwara through telescopes.
The credit goes to Prime minister Imran Khan’s government and the Chief of Army Staff, Gen.
Qamar Javed Bajwa the kartarpur corridor was built and opened without the formality of visa for
the Sikh pilgrims from India and across the world. The things started during the oath taking
ceremony of Imran Khan as Prime Minister of Pakistan when he invited cricketer Novjot Singh
Sidhu to join him in the oath ceremony, and the Chief of Army Staff, Gen. Qamar Javed Bajwa
embraced Sidhu and disclosed him the good news to open the Kartarpur sahib for Sikhs visa free
on the occasion of 550th anniversary of Baba Guru Nanak. There could be nothing more than this
any good news for Sidhu and for whole of the Sikh community all over the world.
On 28 November 2019, Imran Khan inaugurated the Kartarpur Corridor’s project which was
attended by Novjot Singh Sidhu and Man Mohan Singh Ex Indian Prime Minister. Sidhu in his
speech on the occasion expressed his heart felt pleasure and thanks to the Prime minister of
Pakistan for winning the hearts of 16 crore Sikhs all over the world.
has encouraged India to carry out the oppressive measures against the Muslims of India in general
and Kashmiri Muslims in particular.
Same is the case of Palestinian Muslims vs the Israeli attitude against its defiance of the
Security Council resolutions with regard to Palestinian crisis. On the contrary UNO spared no time
in holding referendum/plebiscite both in East Timor and South Sudan when new Sovereign
Christian states were to be created. This all speaks anti Muslim nexus between the Western world
and India.