India’s Ministry of External Affairs criticised Pakistan government’s move to transfer the management of the Gurudwara Kartapur Sahib to a non-Sikh body, saying it only exposes Prime Minister Imran Khan’s “tall claims of preserving and protecting the rights and welfare of the religious minorities communities”.
On 3 November, Pakistan government issued a notification for the formation of the Project Management Unit Kartarpur Corridor. This is a self-financing body created for the management of Gurudwara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur and under the administrative control of the Evacuee Trust Property Board (ETPB). This board has nine members, none of them Sikhs, The Indian Express reported.