Indian & Pakistani officials will meet on Wednesday at 10.30 am IST at the Attari border on the Indian side to expedite the final modalities of Kartarpur corridor. This is the 3rd time India and Pakistan officials will be meeting this year to talk on the ambitious project that will help millions of pilgrims pay respects at holy Kartapur Gurudwara. 

New Delhi had proposed that the meet last week. The Indian side will be led by Joint Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs SCL Das and the team will comprise of officials of the ministry of external affairs and MHA while the Pakistani side will be led by DG South Asia and SAARC from Pakistan foreign ministery Dr Muhammad Faisal. This meet is expected to be followed by 5th round of India Pakistan technical talks on the corridor.

The first round of talks happened at Attari in March, followed by a meet in Wagah in July. When the 2nd round of talks between India and Pakistan officials took place on July 14, Islamabad agreed to construct a bridge over the old Ravi creek that will allow all-weather pilgrimage to the Gurudwara Kartarpur Sahib, throughout the year.Work is on full swing on both Pakistani and Indian side of the Kartarpur corridor with officials monitoring daily progress.

In November 2018, India, Pakistan announced the establishment of a direct border-crossing linking Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur, the final resting place of Sikh faith founder Guru Nanak, to Dera Baba Nanak in Punjab's Gurdaspur district. Kartarpur is located in Pakistan's Narowal district across the Ravi river, about four km from Dera Baba Nanak.