Kartarpur Corridor Ceremony

Punjab MLA Navjot Singh Sidhu has written letters to Chief Minister Amarinder Singh and Union External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, seeking permission to attend the opening ceremony of the Kartarpur corridor in Pakistan on November 9.

Punjab Minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa on Thursday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to ensure that separate functions are not held for inaugurating the Kartarpur corridor, terming it as a violation of centre-state relations.

Those invited by Pakistan to the inaugural ceremony of the Kartarpur corridor will need political clearance, the Foreign Ministry said today, a day after Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan invited Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu to the inauguration.

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) said on Wednesday that Islamabad has decided to send an invitation to Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu for the inaugural ceremony of the Kartarpur corridor on November 9.

Senior Congress leader Abhishek Singhvi on Monday suggested that an all-party delegation constituted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Manmohan Singh as the head could be sent for the inaugural ceremony of the Kartarpur corridor after Pakistan decided to invite the former PM for the event.

The lack of coordination between the Centre and the Punjab state government may lead to a delay in finishing the Kartarpur Corridor project on the Indian side, Punjab Minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa told NDTV on Wednesday.

Pakistan has invited Indian delegates to negotiate and finalise the agreement on the Kartarpur Corridor for which the stone breaking ceremony was held on both sides of the border in November last year.

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan should "walk the talk" on peace and take strong action against his minister for his "googly remark", union minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal said today. Ms Badal was one of the two central ministers representing India at last week's groundbreaking ceremony for the pilgrim corridor to Kartarpur Sahib gurdwara in Pakist...

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj slammed her Pakistani counterpart today, asserting that his remark about Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan bowling a googly at India by sending along an invite to the Kartarpur groundbreaking ceremony was "disrespectful to Sikh sentiments".

A day after Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said Prime Minister Imran Khan bowled a "googly" to ensure India's presence at the ground-breaking ceremony of the Kartarpur Corridor, union minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal said he was highly mistaken.

Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said on Thursday that Imran Khan bowled a "googly" to ensure Indian government's presence at the groundbreaking ceremony of the landmark Kartarpur Corridor.

A BJP activist on Thursday appealed to Punjab Cabinet Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu to secure the release of a Mumbai techie who is serving a jail sentence in Pakistan and is slated be released next month.

Navjot Singh Sidhu, under attack after his photo with pro-Khalistan activist Gopal Singh Chawla emerged online, today claimed that he was photographed thousands of times during his visit to Pakistan for the Kartapur corridor groundbreaking ceremony and does not know who Gopal Chawla is.

Navjot Singh Sidhu can come and contest election here in Pakistan's Punjab. He will win, Imran Khan said during ground-breaking ceremony of Kartarpur Corridor.

Union minister Prakash Javadekar on Wednesday criticized Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu for showering praise on Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan during the Kartarpur Corridor ceremony in that country.

Punjab MLA Navjot Singh Sidhu has written letters to Chief Minister Amarinder Singh and Union External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, seeking permission to attend the opening ceremony of the Kartarpur corridor in Pakistan on November 9.

Punjab Minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa on Thursday asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to ensure that separate functions are not held for inaugurating the Kartarpur corridor, terming it as a violation of centre-state relations.

Those invited by Pakistan to the inaugural ceremony of the Kartarpur corridor will need political clearance, the Foreign Ministry said today, a day after Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan invited Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu to the inauguration.

Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) said on Wednesday that Islamabad has decided to send an invitation to Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu for the inaugural ceremony of the Kartarpur corridor on November 9.

Senior Congress leader Abhishek Singhvi on Monday suggested that an all-party delegation constituted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Manmohan Singh as the head could be sent for the inaugural ceremony of the Kartarpur corridor after Pakistan decided to invite the former PM for the event.

The lack of coordination between the Centre and the Punjab state government may lead to a delay in finishing the Kartarpur Corridor project on the Indian side, Punjab Minister Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa told NDTV on Wednesday.

Pakistan has invited Indian delegates to negotiate and finalise the agreement on the Kartarpur Corridor for which the stone breaking ceremony was held on both sides of the border in November last year.

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan should "walk the talk" on peace and take strong action against his minister for his "googly remark", union minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal said today. Ms Badal was one of the two central ministers representing India at last week's groundbreaking ceremony for the pilgrim corridor to Kartarpur Sahib gurdwara in Pakist...

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj slammed her Pakistani counterpart today, asserting that his remark about Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan bowling a googly at India by sending along an invite to the Kartarpur groundbreaking ceremony was "disrespectful to Sikh sentiments".

A day after Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said Prime Minister Imran Khan bowled a "googly" to ensure India's presence at the ground-breaking ceremony of the Kartarpur Corridor, union minister Harsimrat Kaur Badal said he was highly mistaken.

Pakistan Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said on Thursday that Imran Khan bowled a "googly" to ensure Indian government's presence at the groundbreaking ceremony of the landmark Kartarpur Corridor.

A BJP activist on Thursday appealed to Punjab Cabinet Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu to secure the release of a Mumbai techie who is serving a jail sentence in Pakistan and is slated be released next month.

Navjot Singh Sidhu, under attack after his photo with pro-Khalistan activist Gopal Singh Chawla emerged online, today claimed that he was photographed thousands of times during his visit to Pakistan for the Kartapur corridor groundbreaking ceremony and does not know who Gopal Chawla is.

Navjot Singh Sidhu can come and contest election here in Pakistan's Punjab. He will win, Imran Khan said during ground-breaking ceremony of Kartarpur Corridor.

Union minister Prakash Javadekar on Wednesday criticized Congress leader Navjot Singh Sidhu for showering praise on Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan during the Kartarpur Corridor ceremony in that country.