Pakistan mulling passport-free entry for Sikh pilgrims to Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur

Islamabad: Pakistan’s National Assembly was informed that a proposal for allowing passport-free entry for Sikh pilgrims to the Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur was under consideration, in order to attract more visitors, it was reported on Saturday.

During Question Hour on Friday, Interior Minister Ijaz Shah said that at present, passport-free entry of Indian pilgrims to Kartarpur was not allowed in accordance with a Memorandum of Understanding signed between the two neighboring countries, The Express Tribune reported. However, he added, a proposal for entry without a passport, in order to attract more visitors, was under consideration, for which detailed input might be sought from the Foreign Affairs Ministry. “As per the procedure, pilgrims can visit the corridor from dawn till dusk after producing Indian passport or overseas citizen of Indian-origin card along with the passport of resident country,” Shah said.

He added that the movement of Indian visitors was regulated through a combination of physical and electronic security systems by the Pakistan Rangers (Punjab) along with other law-enforcement agencies. (IANS)

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