India on Thursday sought the arrangement for at least 5,000 pilgrims to visit Kartarpur Gurdwara Sahib during a meeting with the officials of Pakistan at Attari, Amritsar, said SCL Das, Joint Secretary, Ministry of Home Affairs."Our side pressed for the need to arrange the visit of at least 5000 pilgrims per day in the first phase of the project, to begin with. This should include not only Indian nationals but also the people of Indian origin," said Das, who led Indian delegation during the meeting.Last November, India, and Pakistan had agreed to set up Kartarpur corridor to link the historic Gurdwara Darbar Sahib, the final resting place of Sikh faith's founder Guru Nanak Dev, to Dera Baba Nanak in Gurdaspur, Punjab.Das said: "We have strongly urged Pakistan side to agree to the number of 5,000 because people from all over the country and the world will be coming for all seven days throughout the year without any break. The number of pilgrims must be increased by another 10,000 on ...
