Pakistan: the army, parties on the same page regarding relations with India: Imran Khan

Standing next to one of the most sacred shrines of the Sikh religion, Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan made known his fundamental point of view in favor of peace between India and Pakistan since coming to power in August, claiming that his government, the army and all political parties in Pakistan are "on the same page" to improve their relations with India and that all Problems, including Kashmir, can be solved with "the strength and will" of leaders of both countries.

Khan was speaking. after laying the first stone of the historic Kartarpur corridor – 120 km from Lahore – connecting two venerated gurdwaras on both sides of the border. "If India takes a step forward, we will take two steps forward towards friendship."

These remarks come two months after Khan said that he was disappointed with the arrogant and negative response of India and that he had met with "small men occupying large offices" who do not see the big picture.This tweet from him came after India had canceled the meeting between the Foreign Ministers after giving its agreement.

Khan said that every time he went to India, he was told that politicians are united but that The (Pakistani) army does not allow friendship between the two parties. "I tell you, the Pakistani prime minister, the ruling party, the other political parties and the (Pakistani) armed forces are on one page … We want to go forward, we want a civilized relationship with India ", he declares.

Mentioning that there were "mistakes on both sides", Mr. Khan baderted that both parties should not live in the past. "We will be stuck in this way if we do not break the chains of the past and blame each other," he said.

With the Punjab Minister, Navjot Singh Sidhu, Union ministers, Harsimrat Kaur Badal and Hardeep Singh Puri to listen, with Khan carefully Kashmir in his speech – New Delhi l '; quickly criticized for politicizing a godly occasion.

It is interesting to note that none of the present Indian rulers mentioned terrorism as one of the problems between the two countries.

Significantly, Bajwa, who attended the opening ceremony. The speeches of political leaders do not hold at the ceremony.

But during the 17-minute speech, Khan, standing in an air-conditioned tent in a huge lot next to the Gurdara Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur,

"Both countries have nuclear weapons. We both have atomic weapons … It's a folly for these countries to think (to a war). Only a stupid individual can think that we can win a nuclear war, "he said.

He even mentioned the animosity between France and Germany, saying that these two countries had waged wars in the past, but separated the chains of the past

"If France and Germany who fought several wars can live in peace, why India and Pakistan can not they," the Prime Minister said in Urdu: "We have only one problem, Kashmir If man can walk on the moon, what are the problems we can not solve?"

Ministry of Foreign Affairs Raveesh Kumar said: "It is deeply regrettable that the Prime Minister of Pakistan has chosen to politicize the momentous moment. Pending the request of the Sikh community to develop a corridor Kartarpur by making a reference unjustified in Jammu and Kashmir, which is integral and inalienable part of India. "

" Pakistan is reminded that it must fulfill its international obligations and take effective and credible measures to stop providing shelter and all kinds of support for cross-border terrorism from the territories under its jurisdiction. control. "

While the exchange of words took place between Delhi and Islamabad, on the ground, just meters from the historic Gurdwara, Sidhu was the star of the occasion." commentator-comedian turned politician charmed the public by praising Khan for the initiative of the corridor.

Sidhu, who called Khan his "yaar" (friend), said that the name of Khan will be written during the Writing the history of Kartarpur on the first page.

Sidhu pleaded for trade and transit across Pakistan when he talked about sending vegetables and fruits to the island. India and Pakistan in Brussels and Moscow.

Badal, who was moved during his speech, called it "peace corridor". She also mentioned that when the Berlin Wall can collapse, the story can also be made here. It echoed what Prime Minister Narendra Modi had said at his home during the Gurupurab celebrations last week to explain the potentially transformative nature of the move.

At the Kartarpur Corridor Ceremony, signs and videos explained the project to transform the place.

Pilgrims Sukhdev Singh and his wife Lakhvinder Kaur of Amritsar, who attended the event, praised the move and said it would help them get back

The long-awaited corridor will link Darbar Sahib to Pakistan, in Kartarpur, the last home of the founder of the Sikh religion Guru Nanak Dev, with the Dera Baba Nanak shrine in the Indian district of Gurdaspur and facilitates the visa-free movement of Sikh Indian pilgrims who will simply need a permit to visit Kartarpur.

Kartarpur Sahib in Pakistan is located on the other side of the Ravi River, about 4 km from the Dera Baba Nanak Shrine. It was created in 1522 by Guru Nanak Dev, who would have spent 18 years here. The first Gurdwara, Gurdara Kartarpur Sahib, was built here, where Guru Nanak would have died.

Addressing the pilgrims on the spot, Khan said, "The happiness I see today in you, if I were to explain to my muslims my brothers and sisters, imagine that you stand at 4 km from Medina (a city in Saudi Arabia where the Prophet is buried) and you can not enter it and then you have the opportunity to get there. It's the happiness that I see here. "

He badured the Sikh community that the facilities at Kartarpur Sahib would be even better for the celebration of the 550th birth of Guru Nanak Dev next year.

Maj Asif Ghafoor, spokesman for the Pakistani Army, tweeted Bajwa commenting: "It is a step towards peace that our region needs. Barbed wire at borders is a measure taken by a sovereign state to control or prohibit illegal crossings. Corridors and doors are reserved for legal peaceful visitors. The same goes for all our neighbors. "