Indian envoy visits Jhelum gurdwara

The Indian high commissioner visits various religious and historical sites

LAHORE: Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan Ajay Bisaria visited Gurdwara Chowa Sahib, a Sikh temple near Jhelum, with his wife and embassy officials.

According to Sikh beliefs, Guru Nanak Devji excavated a water spring in the area, which flows there to this day.  The Indian high commissioner has been visiting important historic and religious sites including various temples, the Rohtas Fort in Shree Katas Raj and Mughal Emperor Jehangir's tomb in Lahore.

Indian High Commissioner visits Gurdwara Chowa Sahib near Jhelum. PHOTO:EXPRESS

Indian High Commissioner visits a Gurdwara Chowa Sahib near Jhelum. PHOTO:EXPRESS

In November 2018, the Indian government had announced its decision to develop the Kartarpur border corridor from Dera Baba Nanak in Indian Punjab’s Gurdaspur district till the gurdwara at Narowal in Pakistan.

Making the announcement, Union Finance minister Arun Jaitley said that the three to four kilometre long corridor would be funded and built entirely by the central government.

The announcement was welcomed by the Sikh community and by Prime Minister Imran Khan, who laid the foundation stone for the Kartarpur corridor in Pakistan on November 28.