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Sikh girl who went to visit Kartarpur Sahib missing in Pakistan

Pakistan police have arrested four men from Lahore and Faisalabad in connection with the incident while further details are awaited.

Sikh girl who went to visit Kartarpur Sahib missing in Pakistan
Sikh girl who went to visit Kartarpur Sahib missing in Pakistan

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Published : Dec 2, 2019, 9:12 PM IST

Updated : Dec 3, 2019, 7:38 AM IST

Islamabad: A Sikh girl who went to visit Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib with a jatha three days ago has been missing in Pakistan.

Pakistan police have arrested four men from Lahore and Faisalabad in connection with the incident.

Further details are awaited.

Reportedly, India and Pakistan had on October 24 signed an agreement on the modalities for operationalizing the Kartarpur Sahib Corridor paving way for its inauguration ahead of the 550th birth anniversary of the Sikh Guru.

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PM Modi flagged off the first batch of over 500 Indian pilgrims who travelled to the Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Narowal district of Pakistan's Punjab province through the Kartarpur corridor being thrown open days ahead of the 550th birth anniversary of Guru Nanak Dev on November 12.

Pakistan PM Imran Khan inaugurated the corridor on the Pakistani side and received the Indian Sikh pilgrims including former prime minister Manmohan Singh.

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Last Updated : Dec 3, 2019, 7:38 AM IST

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