Confirming that the Kartarpur corridor was closed, a senior official said around 500 pilgrims had registered to visit the Darbar Sahib gurdwara in Pakistan through the corridor on Wednesday morning. “Almost 100 had arrived this morning to cross over but were advised to return to their homes as the corridor has been shut down.”The bureau of immigration in the Ministry of Home Affairs announced the closure of the Kartarpur corridor “till further orders”.Citing security reasons, the beating retreat ceremony which is held at the Attari border has also been cancelled until further notice.A Border Security Force (BSF) official confirmed that there will be no retreat ceremony on Wednesday. Hundreds of locals and tourists visit the Attari border on the Indian side and Wagah on the Pakistan side daily to watch the flag-lowering and retreat ceremony.Following the Pahalgam attack in which 25 tourists and a local were killed, the BSF had “scaled down” the event. The border gates remained closed during the event and the symbolic handshake between the two forces was suspended.
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