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LAHORE:
The annual Sikh religious procession, Nagar Kirtan, could not reach Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur due to the continued closure of the Kartarpur Corridor by Indian authorities, forcing ceremonies to be held separately on both sides of the border.
A reception ceremony for the Nagar Kirtan procession coming from Indian Punjab was arranged on Friday at the Zero Line gate of Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur. However, the procession was not allowed to enter Pakistani territory as the corridor remained closed.
On the Pakistani side, a procession led by Sardar Inderjit Singh, former member of the Pakistan Sikh Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee, was taken out from Pak Darshan Deori to the Zero Line. Religious rituals were performed on both sides of the border to mark the occasion, despite the inability to continue the procession across the corridor.
The Nagar Kirtan caravan had departed on February 28 from Sri Muktsar Sahib in Indian Punjab under the arrangements of the Nerul Sewa Society and the leadership of Bhai Jagdeep Singh. The procession passed through various locations before reaching the Zero Line at Dera Baba Nanak, where it concluded.
