Overview
- The government told Parliament on Friday that the Kartarpur Sahib Corridor will stay suspended because the current security scenario makes resumption unsafe.
- Minister of State for External Affairs Kirti Vardhan Singh said officials have received requests from Sikh groups for early reopening but gave no timeline for restoring services.
- The visa-free route was suspended from May 7, 2025 after the Pahalgam terror attack and a sharp deterioration in India–Pakistan ties.
- New Delhi noted the 2019 Kartarpur Agreement that created the corridor was extended for five years in October 2024 but said restoration depends on better cross-border security.
- The government has at times allowed limited, government-approved Sikh jatha visits to Pakistan under the 1974 protocol after security vetting, a stopgap that leaves ordinary visa-free pilgrim travel suspended.