UN Chief to visit Kartarpur Sahib during Pakistan tour

UN Chief Antonio Guterres will visit the Gurdwara Darbar Sahib, the last resting spot of Sikhism organiser Guru Nanak Dev, in Kartarpur during his visit to Pakistan one week from now.

The UN Secretary-General will land in Islamabad on Sunday and will hold two-sided gatherings with Prime Minister Imran Khan and Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on that day and talk at an occasion on practical advancement and environmental change.

Guterres will "travel to Kartarpur to visit a sacred site, Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib," Deputy representative Farhan Haq told journalists here on Monday.

The UN Chief is relied upon to visit one of the most unmistakable Sikh journey destinations next Tuesday.

Master Nanak Dev went through the most recent 18 years of his life at Kartarpur Sahib, which has now become the world's most prominent Sikh Gurdwara.

On February 17, Guterres will likewise talk at the International Conference on 40 Years of Hosting Afghan Refugees in Pakistan, which is being sorted out by the Pakistan government and the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR), alongside High Commissioner for Refugees Filippo Grandi.

He will partake in a significant level board conversation and different occasions at the gathering.

Guterres will likewise meet Pakistan President Arif Alvi.

The Secretary-General will be in Lahore on February 18, where he will meet understudies and go to an occasion on Pakistan's polio immunisation battle. He will visit Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib before coming back to New York on February 19.

In November a year ago, the UN Chief respected the opening of the Kartarpur Corridor among India and Pakistan, saying it made ready for interfaith amicability and comprehension.

"We welcome #Pakistan and #India opening #KartarpurCorridor today interfacing two key Sikh journey locales, clearing path for interfaith agreement and comprehension by encouraging sans visa cross fringe visits by explorers to heavenly places of worship," a representative for the Secretary-General had tweeted.

The Kartarpur Corridor joins Dera Baba Sahib in Gurdaspur in India and Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib in Pakistan. Prime Minister Khan opened it on November 9 out of an unusual people-to-individuals activity between the two nations.

The Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib is situated over the Ravi stream in Pakistan and is around four kilometres from the Dera Baba Nanak holy place in Gurdaspur area of Punjab. As indicated by the understanding among Pakistan and India, 5,000 pioneers from India can visit the sacred place day by day, and the number can be expanded in future.