Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan laid the foundation stone of the Kartarpur corridor on Wednesday at a ceremony attended by Indian leaders, including Punjab Government Minister Navjot Singh. Sidhu, and Union ministers, Harsimrat Kaur Badal and Hardeep Singh Puri. The ceremony was held to begin work on the corridor connecting the Gurdwara Darbar Sahib to Kartarpur in Pakistan – the resting place of the founder of the Sikh religion Guru Nanak Dev – to the Dera Baba Nanak shrine in Gurdaspur district in India. The corridor should facilitate the movement of Sikh pilgrim sanctuaries from India to the shrine.
Here is what the leaders of both countries said at the event:
Navjot Singh Sidhu: My yaar, dildaar Imran Khan has "put an end to 70 years of waiting" [19659007] Sidhu said that India and its neighbor should be aware of the need to move forward. Describing the Kartarpur corridor as a major opportunity to open the hearts of the people of the two neighboring countries, Mr Sidhu said: "Violence must be stopped and peace restored between India and Pakistan." Congratulating Khan for this initiative, said Sidhu his "big-hearted" friend, Khan, kept his promise and ended the 70-year-old waiting for the hallway.
"There had been enough self-control and the hallway would be a major opportunity to open the doors of people's hearts. Both nations should seek a path of brotherhood and live in harmony without fear with the blessing of Guru Nanak Dev. If the borders between the two countries opened, it would be possible to transport goods to different parts of Pakistan and even to other countries, "said Sidhu.