Imran Khan inaugurates today the Kartarpur corridor and treats the "friends" Sidhu, Indian ministers in Langar

New Delhi: Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan will lay the foundation stone for the long-awaited corridor that links Gurdwara Darbar Sahib to Kartarpur, Pakistan – the last home of the founder of the Sikh religion, Guru Nanak Dev – Dera Baba Nanak A sanctuary in the Indian district of Gurdaspur to facilitate the visa-free movement of Indian Sikh pilgrims.

India sent Harsimrat Kaur Badal and Hardeep Singh Puri Union ministers to Pakistan to attend the inauguration ceremony, in the presence of Punjab Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu his ability " personal ".

According to sources, Pakistan plans to present the ceremony as a big event. Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi cancels his meeting in Geneva to attend Kartarpur. According to sources, after the inauguration ceremony, Imran Khan will show Harsimrat Kaur, Puri and Sidhu himself around Gurdwara. A "langar" will follow at lunch time.
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Kartarpur Sahib in Pakistan is located on the other side of the Ravi River, about four kilometers from the Dera Baba Nanak shrine. It was created by the Sikh Guru in 1522. The first Gurdara, Gurdara Kartarpur Sahib, was built there, where Guru Nanak Dev would have died.
The Kartarpur corridor, which will facilitate the visa-free travel of Indian Sikh pilgrims to Gurdwara Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur, is expected to be completed in six months, said Tuesday the spokesman of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Pakistan, Mohammad Faisal.

The anniversary of the 550th anniversary of the birth of Guru Nanak next year

India also announced the construction of a corridor connecting Dera Baba Nanak in the district of Gurdaspur at the international border to facilitate the arrival of Sikh pilgrims to Gurdara Darbar Sahib Kartarpur.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi Friday he hoped that the Kartarpur corridor would serve as a bridge between the Indian and Pakistani peoples, which could contribute to a better future, while he was referring to the fall of the wall of Berlin to highlight the importance of people-to-people contacts. [19659004] Speaking at a ceremony marking the anniversary of the birth of Guru Nanak in New Delhi, Modi said that problems between governments and armies would continue and that time would pbad.

Thousands of Sikhs from India travel to Pakistan every year to celebrate the anniversary of Guru Nanak's birth.

The issue of Kartarpur Sahib was raised after the visit of Punjab Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu to Pakistan in August to attend the swearing-in ceremony of his cricket friend turned politician, Imran Khan, Prime Minister of this country.

After his return, Sidhu said that Pakistani army chief Qamar Javed Bajwa had told him that Pakistan could open a corridor to Kartarpur. Sahib.

Sidhu has already arrived in Lahore with a group of Indian journalists to attend the inauguration ceremony on Wednesday.

Indo-Pakistan relations have been disrupted in recent years without bilateral discussions. The ties between the two countries were tense after terrorist attacks by Pakistan-based groups in 2016.

Sidhu described the Kartarpur corridor as "a corridor of infinite possibilities" and said that such initiatives promote peace and eliminate "hostility" between India and Pakistan.

"The seed sown by Imran Khan three months ago has become a plant.It is a happy moment for the Sikh community as the corridor leading to Kartarpur to obtain the blessing of Baba Guru Nanak without problem", he told the media.

"The Karturpur Corridor will be a path of peace," said Sidhu.

On Monday, Vice President Venkaiah Naidu and Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh laid the foundation stone Gurdaspur Corridor,

Pakistan, had invited Foreign Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj to thank his Pakistani counterpart, Shah Mahmood Qureshi, for the invitation and to ban him from traveling to Kartarpur Sahib because of Previous engagements.