Summary:
On a clear day, devotees can see the white painted structure and dome of Kartarpur Sahib from the darshan sthal, constructed by the BSF, a little short of the border fence. But the recent visit of the Indian high commissioner, Ajay Bisaria, to Kartarpur Sahib is being considered a significant development. In 1999, then Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf had offered to allow Indian Sikhs to visit Kartarpur Sahib from Dera Baba Nanak without passport and visa. DERA BABA NANAK: The queues have become longer at the darshan sthal, near the international border in Punjab’s Gurdaspur district. Last week Pakistan’s information minister Fawad Ahmad Chaudhry stated that the Imran Khan government was planning to allow “visa-free direct access” to Kartarpur Sahib for Indian Sikh pilgrims.For now, a glimpse is all the pilgrims get from the viewing point..