Provincial Minister for Sindh for Tourism Zulfiqar Ali Shah, in the Dubai convention- proposed to open a Kartarpur-like corridor for Hindu and Jain religious sites in Sindh.
The proposal set forth by the minister is to increase religious tourism in Pakistan. The new corridor focuses on India and Pakistan’s border in Sindh.
Sindh houses many Hindi religious sites, like Nagarparkar and Umerkot. Umerkot houses one of the oldest Hindu temples, dedicated to Lord Shiv, Shriv Shiv Mandir.
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The temple is estimated to be 2000 to 5000 years old. Nagarparkar houses many Jain religious sites.
The establishment of such a corridor will not only promote tourism in Pakistan but will ease the tensions between India and Pakistan. Furthermore, such an enterprise will create religious tolerance in Pakistan.
