Pakistan Disputes Indian Claims Of Kartarpur Corridor Being Misused

ISLAMABAD: According to Pakistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Pakistan absolutely refutes India’s “malicious” claims that Pakistan is using the Kartarpur Corridor for commercial meetings.

India’s “deliberate slander effort” to undermine Pakistan’s historic offer to open the Kartarpur Sahib Corridor for Sikh pilgrims from India and throughout the globe, the ministry said, was “obvious,” according to the government.

India’s desperate attempt to defame the “Corridor of Peace” and divert global attention away from the grave injustices committed against its own minorities, particularly Muslims, is nothing new, according to the statement from the ministry. Hindu zealots are targeting Muslims with impunity, the statement said.

Pakistan, according to the report, places a high value on the rights of minorities.

Over 2,000 Sikh pilgrims from India recently visited Pakistan to take part in the annual Baisakhi festival, which is held every year to commemorate the arrival of spring.

In a statement, it was claimed that pilgrims will be able to pay their respects at their sacred places of worship with ease.

Indian propaganda inflames the Sikh community visiting Kartarpur.

For Pakistan’s dedication to inclusiveness, diversity, and religious peace, the Sikh community throughout the world is grateful.

The Kartarpur Corridor was a “gift” from Pakistan to the Sikh community, according to the foreign affairs ministry, and India should “desist from casting baseless aspersions” on it.

It also asked the neighbouring countries to put their efforts into ensuring the protection of their own religious minority and their places of worship.

Earlier this week, India accused Pakistan of exploiting the Kartarpur Corridor to contact Indian Sikh pilgrims and gain intelligence.

According to Indian media, New Delhi complained and was gathering evidence to raise the problem with the Pakistani authorities over claims that the corridor was being used for commercial meetings.