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Pakistani man's back-to-roots trip to India went off script during COVID-19 lockdown; here's what happened next
Devparna • 5 years agoWhen a Pakistani man came looking for his ancestral home in India, he had not intended for it to be a long stay
India to facilitate return of 180 Pakistani nationals stranded due to coronavirus lockdown
• 5 years agoIndia is facilitating the return of 180 stranded Pakistani nationals to their home country, official sources said on Wednesday.
Pakistan's Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur and its importance for the Sikhs: All you need to know
Fp Staff • 6 years agoThe shrine at Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur in Pakistan is among the holiest of holy sites for followers of Sikhism is believed to be the final resting place for Guru Nanak Dev, the founder of the Sikh religion
Kartarpur corridor talks: Connectivity, safety of pilgrims to be discussed as India and Pakistan resume dialogue to finalise project modalities
Fp Staff • 6 years agoIndia aims to spend Rs 500 crore to build the Kartarpur corridor. The money will be used for installing a high tech security and surveillance system to ensure the safety of pilgrims and creating an all-weather facility to cater to 10,000 pilgrims on special occasions and 5000 pilgrims on a daily basis, among other things.
Pakistan removes pro-Khalistan leader Gopal Singh Chawla from Kartarpur corridor panel ahead of meet with India
Fp Staff • 6 years agoThe first round of talks related to the Kartarpur Corridor was held on 14 March on the Indian side of the Attari-Wagah border and the second round is scheduled for 14 July at the Wagah border on the Pakistani side.
Daily Bulletin: SC orders status quo over Karnataka MLAs case; Goa cabinet reshuffle likely today; day's top stories
Fp Staff • 6 years agoThe top court said an incidental question that would arise in the Karnataka rebel MLAs resignations is the kind and extent of the directions that should be issued by a constitutional court to another constitutional functionary, which in the present case happens to be the Speaker of the Assembly.
Kartarpur Corridor: India suggests fresh round of talks with Pakistan in July after red flagging pro-Khalistani faces on panel
• 6 years agoIn November 2018, Pakistan agreed to set up the border-crossing linking Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur, the final resting place of Sikh faith founder Guru Nanak, to Dera Baba Nanak in Punjab's Gurdaspur district.
Pakistan releases another 100 Indian fishermen as goodwill gesture; more to return home by end of April
• 6 years agoA group of 100 Indian fishermen Monday crossed over to the Indian side through Attari-Wagah border after the Pakistan government released them from jail as a goodwill gesture
Fake accounts of Abhinandan Varthaman being created on social media, misinformation being spread, warns IAF
• 6 years agoThe IAF in a statement said, post his return, fake accounts have been created of the pilot.
Abhinandan Varthaman told IAF officials he wants to return to cockpit as soon as possible, say officials
• 6 years agoAbhinandan Varthaman arrived in the national capital on an IAF flight around 11:45 pm Friday, nearly two-and-half hours after he crossed over to India.