Pakistan appoints officer on advert hoc foundation to regulate the affairs of Kartarpur Hall

The 4-km lengthy Kartarpur Hall hyperlinks Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Pakistan’s Punjab province.

Lahore,UPDATED: Dec 9, 2022 23:29 IST

Report photograph of Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Pakistan (Symbol: PTI)

By means of Press Accept as true with of India: Pakistan’s federal executive has appointed an legitimate on an advert hoc foundation for a duration of 3 months to maintain the affairs of the landmark Kartarpur Hall.

The 4-km lengthy Kartarpur Hall hyperlinks Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Pakistan’s Punjab province, the general resting position of Sikhism founder Guru Nanak Dev, to Dera Baba Nanak shrine in India’s Punjab state.

The hall lets in Indian Sikh pilgrims to consult with one among their holiest websites, positioned in Pakistan, and not using a visa.

Evacuee Accept as true with Belongings Board (ETPB), the federal frame, which takes care of holy puts of minorities in Pakistan, issued a notification on Wednesday of the appointment of the Challenge Control Unit Kartarpur Hall Leader Govt Officer for 3 months.

In step with the notification, ETPB Further Secretary (Admin) Sanaullah Khan was once passed the rate of the CEO Challenge Control Unit Kartarpur Hall for 3 months ‘as a stop-gap association.’

“Additionally, the choice of the CEO Challenge Control Unit Kartarpur Hall has been processed in order that the deputed officer could also be recommended to maintain the affairs of the Kartarpur Hall venture in moderation in coordination with all regulation enforcement companies because of its strategic and world importance,” it mentioned.

Prior to Khan, a senior officer of ETPB, Rana Shahid was once answerable for dealing with the affairs on the Kartarpur Hall.

When the Kartarpur Hall venture was once introduced in November 2019, Brig (R) Muhammad Latif was once appointed the primary CEO Challenge Control Unit Kartarpur Hall (Gurdwara Darbar Sahib).

A number of months in the past, Latif’s contract was once terminated, for which the government presented no legitimate causes.

Since then, the ETPB has been managing the affairs of the Kartarpur Hall by way of appointing officials on an advert hoc foundation.

The Financial Coordination Committee of the Federal Cupboard had in 2020 authorized the status quo of the Challenge Control Unit (PMU) Kartarpur Hall, a self-financing frame for the control and upkeep of Gurdwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur below the executive regulate of ETPB.

Previous, the ETPB was once simplest having a look after the affairs of the Gurdwara Darbar Sahib. In November 2019, the then High Minister Imran Khan officially inaugurated the Kartarpur Hall as a part of the commemoration of the 550th start anniversary of Guru Nanak at a rite that lead the way for Indian Sikh pilgrims to consult with one among their holiest websites, positioned in Pakistan, and not using a visa.

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Dec 9, 2022