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Navjot Singh Sidhu arrives at the Pakistani border after the Wagha celebration near Lahore, Pakistan on Tuesday. (PTI) In LAHORE, there is a pinch in the air. This is the day before Prime Minister Imran Khan is laying the foundation stone in Kartarpur from the corridor connecting Gurdwara Darbar Sahib – the last home of Guru Nanak Dev – to Dera Baba Nanak in Gurdaspur. And the atmosphere on the ground, about 120 km from the meeting place, is an intoxicating combination of great hopes and great expectations. next SAARC summit in the country. At the California Pizza outlet, on the road to the famous Liberty Market in the heart of Lahore, four young women – two lecturers, a doctor and a doctoral student – are convinced that Khan's gesture is "wise" and could change the perception of Pakistan [19659005"ThisinitiativeisapositivestepandwehopethatIndiawillreturnthefavor"saidMariaFarooqlecturerinIslamicstudieswhileherfriendsnoddedTheyarenotjustpeopleonthestreet"WebelievethatthespiritofKartarpurinPakistanifitisreciprocallyreconvertedcanbeaharbingerofthechangeinthibadtremelydifficultrelationshipinSoutheastAsia"saidspokespersonFaisalForeignOfficeonthephonePakistanhadinvitedForeignAffairsMinisterSushmaSwarajtoattendWednesday'sprotestUnionministersHarsimratKaurBadalandHardeepSinghPuriwillattendtheceremony
![Kartarpur opens its doors today: Nip in the air, hope in the streets of Lahore [19659003] Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib is located in a city of the same name, Kartarpur (Ravi), Pakistan. (Photo Express by Jaipal Singh) </figcaption></figure>
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<p> On Tuesday, Punjab Minister Navjot Singh Sidhu was an undeniable face. He described the Kartarpur corridor as "infinite possibility". Meanwhile, Faisal borrowed a line from Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi to badert that the need to move from conflict to cooperation and from animosity to peace was an established reality. </p>
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"The spirit of Kartarpur in Pakistan, which connects hearts, should spread to Jammu and Kashmir and be a sign of hope for divided families who can not meet even at funerals . If we find the political will to implement the same thing, we can all be winners, "he said.
Addressing the Indian Express, the Pakistani minister of the 39 Information, Fawad Chaudhry, said: "On both sides of the border, we peace and those who oppose any relationship between the two countries. Governments must choose the groups they support by opening Kartarpur. Pakistan's PTI government has made clear its support for peace. "
![Kartarpur is inaugurated today: Nip in the air, hope in the streets of Lahore [19659003] Vice President Venkaiah Naidu with Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh and Union Minister Nitin Gadkari at the Kartarpur Gurdaspur ceremony in Gurdaspur on Monday. (Photo express) </figcaption></figure>
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<p> While Faisal represents the government and Chaudhry the political leadership, the ruling party's ruling rival, the PMLN, has also supported this initiative. Mushahid Hussain of the PMLN, who heads the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee, told The Indian Express that the Kartarpur initiative "is important for relations between Pakistan and India for three reasons." "First, given that the holiest sites of Sikhism are in Pakistan, the corridor will give Sikhs visa-free access to a sacred site for them, responding to a long-standing demand. Secondly, the timing of this move is important, as India and Pakistan are engaged in a war of words without dialogue on any issue. Thirdly, it shows that both parties, without compromising their concerns and central interests, can still make major decisions that promote people-to-people ties and defuse tensions, "he said. </p>
<p> Monday, the Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu and Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh laid the foundation stone of the Indian corridor in Gurdaspur Earlier Tuesday Dawn quoted foreign ministry spokesman Modi as saying in Pakistan for the SAARC Summit </p>
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