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| Peace rests on resolution of Kartapur Corridor | | | The Kartarpur Corridor is a new issue that has the potential of derailing peace in the subcontinent. Since it is a religious issue and the communities involved in the visit of that continues to hurt Sikhs. Experts from India and Pakistan will meet on Sunday at the Wagah border to discuss the draft agreement for finalising the modalities of the Kartarpur corridor and related technical issues, Pakistan Foreign Office said the other day. The corridor will connect Darbar Sahib in Pakistan's Kartarpur with Dera Baba Nanak shrine in Gurdaspur district and facilitate visa-free movement of Indian Sikh pilgrims, who will have to just obtain a permit to visit Kartarpur Sahib, which was established in 1522 by Sikh faith founder Guru Nanak Dev.
"The Indian delegation will come to Pakistan for the talks to be held at Wagah," Foreign Office (FO) spokesperson Muhammad Faisal said at his weekly news briefing. The FO on July 2 said that Pakistan has proposed July 14 for the second round of talks with India to discuss the draft agreement, which was accepted by New Delhi. The first meeting of officials of Pakistan and India to finalise the modalities of the landmark corridor was held in Attari in the shadow of escalating bilateral tensions in March following the Pulwama attack by a suicide bomber of Jaish-e-Mohammed on February 14.
Once this corridor issue was settled it may promote friendly ties between New Delhi and Islamabad. And if the issue hangs fire till the leaving of pilgrims for the shrine it may add to the tension between India and Pakistan. May be those Sikhs who had settled in Pakistan could rise against the establishment. It is the duty of Pakistan Prime Minister, Imran Khan, to ensure the settlement of the issue which could promote peace in the subcontinent. India has already blamed Pakistan for resorting to export of terror which has force New Delhi to shut the doors of resumption of dialogue. The bilateral dialogue is needed to resolve all the ticklish issues including the Kashmir problem. It depends on the attitude of Pakistan whether it may adopt a soft line on the kartarpur corridor or adopted tough postures. If Islamabad adopts soft line on the issue it may promote friendly ties between India and Pakistan and side by side export of terror from Pakistan is a must. |
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