New Delhi: Two days ahead of the inauguration of the Kartarpur corridor, India on Thursday said conflicting reports are coming from Pakistan on whether Indian pilgrims will require passport to visit the Darbar Sahib shrine using the new facility. Pakistan Army spokesman Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor on Thursday Indian Sikh pilgrims will need a passport to use the Kartarpur Corridor, days after Prime Minister Imran Khan announced that Indian devotees would only need a valid ID to visit the revered Gurdwara Darbar Sahib.

The Kartarpur Corridor, which provides a visa-free access to Indian Sikhs to Gurdwara Darbar Sahib, will be inaugurated on Saturday by Khan to mark Sikhism founder Guru Nanak Dev's 550th birth anniversary. Ministry of External Affairs Spokesperson Raveesh Kumar said an agreement was signed between the two countries finalising the modalities for visits and India will stick to it. "Conflicting reports are coming from Pakistan. Sometimes they say passport is needed and sometimes they say it is not. There is a bilateral agreement which specified required documents," he said.