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Detailed explanation-1: -India had signed an Agreement with Pakistan on October 24, 2019 on the modalities for operationalization of the Shri Kartarpur Sahib Corridor at Zero Point, International Boundary, Dera Baba Nanak.

Detailed explanation-2: -The correct answer is Ravi. Guru Nanak, the first guru of Sikhism founded the Kartarpur on the bank of the Ravi River. The Kartarpur Sahib Corridor is 4.1 km. the passage that connects the Dera Baba Nanak shrine in Gurdaspur with the Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur, Pakistan.

Detailed explanation-3: -What is the Kartarpur Corridor? In 2018, India and Pakistan signed the historic agreement for the construction of the Kartarpur Sahib Corridor which connects Darbar Sahib Gurdwara located in Pakistan’s Narowal district with the Dera Baba Nanak shrine in Gurdaspur district in Punjab, India.

Detailed explanation-4: -The entry fee to Kartarpur Sahib from the Pakistan side is Rs. 200 PKR for locals and foreigners. This is the ticket you’ll be issued when entering Kartarpur Sahib from the Pakistani side. Entry starts at 9am and ends at 3pm.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Kartarpur Sahib Corridor links Gurudwara Darbar Sahib in Pakistan, which is the final resting place of Guru Nanak Dev, to Dera Baba Nanak shrine in Punjab’s Gurdaspur district. This announcment comes at an important time for Sikhs as it is Guru Nanak Dev’s birthday anniversary on November 19.