Kartarpur Corridor Council reviews flood damage, calls for swift restoration

The eighth meeting of the Governing Council of the Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur held on Thursday at the Ministry of Religious Affairs under the chairmanship of Secretary Religious Affairs Dr Sajid Mahmood Chauhan

ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 19th Feb, 2026) The eighth meeting of the Governing Council of the Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur held on Thursday at the Ministry of Religious Affairs under the chairmanship of Secretary Religious Affairs Dr Sajid Mahmood Chauhan.

Punjab Minister for Minority Affairs Sardar Ramesh Singh Arora attended the meeting in his capacity as Pardhan of the Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee.

Representatives from the ministries of Interior, Foreign Affairs, Finance, Defence, Law and Justice, Information and Broadcasting, as well as the Planning Commission, Frontier Works Organisation and Punjab Home Department participated in the session.

Addressing the meeting, Dr Chauhan said the Kartarpur Corridor project stood as a symbol of humanitarian values and interfaith harmony.

He reiterated the government’s commitment to ensuring the provision of the best possible facilities to visiting Sikh yatrees and devotees.

Arora acknowledged that both the Federal and Punjab governments were making concerted efforts to extend warm hospitality and seamless services to Sikh yatrees.

The council reviewed repair and rehabilitation work necessitated by recent flooding, attributed to Indian water aggression, which affected parts of the corridor project.

It was decided that damaged portions of the flood hit corridor would be restored on an urgent basis.

To accelerate rehabilitation efforts, the council resolved to reconvene within two weeks to assess progress and ensure timely completion of the works.