Pakistan minister invites Punjab CM Mann
Pakistan has extended an official invitation to Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann and other Indian legislators to visit Lahore for an international conference. The invitation includes an offer to facilitate pilgrimages to Sikh shrines, despite the current closure of the Kartarpur corridor.
Why it matters
This represents a potential diplomatic gesture between India and Pakistan, highlighting the role of cultural and religious diplomacy in easing regional tensions.
CHANDIGARHAfter Punjab Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann expressed his wish to attend an international Punjabi conference in Pakistan’s Lahore, Pakistan Punjab Minister for Minority Affairs and Chairman of the Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee, Ramesh Singh Arora, has invited Mr. Mann and all legislators of the Punjab Assembly to visit Pakistan. Mr. Arora said “..Bhagwant Singh Mann Sahib, as the Minister for Minority Affairs, as the president of the Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee and as a Pakistani citizen, we invite you. The Chief Minister of Punjab, Maryam Nawaz, invites you.” Speaking in the Punjab Assembly in Lahore, he added, “...
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