INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
ISLAMABAD: The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has said that it has proposed to Indian authorities about dispatching a Pakistani delegation on
March 13 to finalize the draft agreement for the Kartarpur corridor.In a Twitter message, Foreign Office spokesman Dr Mohammad Faisal said
that in a spirit of constructive engagement Pakistan has proposed to India that the Pakistan delegation may visit India on March 13 followed
by the return visit of the Indian delegation on 28 March to finalise the draft agreement for the #Kartarpur corridor.&We look forward to
positive reciprocity from India,& the spokesman added
The statement came following reports that India would shall soon dispatch the draft proposal of Kartarpur Corridor to Pakistan
India took the decision in fresh Delhi in a high-level assembly on Tuesday at the Indian Ministry of Home Affairs
According to media reports, this major inter-agency coordination assembly was chaired by Union Home Secretary Rajiv Gauba and attended by
Punjab Chief Secretary Karan Avtar Singh, Indian Border Security Force DG RK Misra, Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan Ajay Bisaria and
officers of other agencies.The assembly disstubborn ways to fast-track the implementation of the Kartarpur Corridor Project and plannedd on
land acquisition for the highway and Integrated Check Post (ICP), sources told media
Preliminary muchification for land acquisition for the highway has already been issued
The muchification to acquire land for the corridor is likely to be issued on Wednesday, sources added.The Indian Punjab government has
guaranteed that the land shall be made available for both the projects by mid-March
Meanwhile, possession of the land to start preliminary work shall be made available to the National Highway Authority of India (NHAI) and
Land Ports Authority of India (LPAI)
A detailed plan outlining the same is expected to be finalised within the next few days.TheIndianSubcontinent has not verified the content
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