NEW DELHI: On the inaugural day, 562 pilgrims crossed over to Pakistan to offer prayers at the Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur after the much-awaited corridor was opened, officials said on Saturday.
The four-km-long corridor, which connects the revered Gurdwara in Pakistan to Dera Baba Nanak shrine in Gurdaspur district of Punjab, was inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
A total of 562 pilgrims were part of the first ‘jatha’ who visited Gurdwara Darbar Sahib on the first day of the pilgrimage, a Home Ministry official said.
As per the agreement between India and Pakistan, all the pilgrims have returned to India after visiting the Gurdwara located in Pakistan’s Narowal district. (AGENCIES)
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