Pak to charge $20 fee even on opening day of Kartarpur Corridor

New Delhi: In what could be seen as deviating from its earlier statement, Pakistan on Friday said it will levy a fee of USD 20 on people travelling through Kartarpur Corridor on Saturday, the day the Corridor will be inaugurated.

The Kartarpur Corridor will connect Dera Baba Nanak shrine in Punjab’s Gurdaspur district with Kartarpur Sahib Gurdwara in Pakistan. The Corridor will facilitate visa-free movement of Indian pilgrims, who will have to obtain a permit to visit Kartarpur Sahib.

There is a total of 550 devotees in the first ‘jatha’ visiting Kartarpur Sahib in which former Prime Minister Manmohan will also participate. After inaugurating the Corridor and the Passenger Terminal Building, PM Modi will address a public gathering at Dera Baba Nanak.