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PM Modi, In Letter To Imran Khan, Called For Early Opening Of Kartarpur

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in a letter written in response to a congratulatory message by his Pakistani counterpart Imran Khan, has called for "early operationalisation of the Kartarpur corridor which is functional all the year round", according the Ministry of External Affairs.

The letter from PM Modi was sent to Mr Khan on June 12, the foreign ministry said.

"The letter was written by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Imran Khan. In that, there was mention of the Kartarpur corridor and he had written ''we will continue to work for early operationalisation of Kartarpur corridor which is functional all year round''," Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said in response to a question at a media briefing.

The current status is that there have been three technical-level discussions, and clarifications from the Pakistani side have been sought, he said, adding India is awaiting a response.