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Misri says Kartarpur Corridor shut 'till further orders' in view of India-Pak standoff
Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri Friday (May 9) announced that the Kartarpur Corridor has been shut from India's side indefinitely in view of Pakistan's indiscriminate firing across the Line of Control (LoC).
Earlier in the day, the Union Ministry of Home Affairs' bureau of immigration announced the closure of the corridor 'till further orders'.
The closure has stopped Indian Sikh pilgrims from visiting Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur, though Pakistan keeps the corridor open on its side.
On Wednesday morning (May 7), about 150 Sikh pilgrims were turned away at the Dera Baba Nanak check post in Gurdaspur after waiting over 90 minutes.
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