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Lahore: Indian politician and former cricketer Navjot Singh Sidhu has said that the benefit that should have been taken from the Kartarpur Corridor for peace, brotherhood and poverty eradication in the region has not yet been fully realized, the vast opportunities for trade between the two countries. are present.
Navjot Singh Sidhu reached Gurudwara Sri Darbar Sahib via Kartarpur Corridor on Wednesday morning. Secretary Saifullah Khokhar of Project Management Unit Kartarpur and Security Officer Zaheer Abbas among others welcomed him at Zeroline. Navjot Singh Sidhu also interacted with other officials including Mathatika, Gurukalingar Khaya and PMU Kartarpur CEO Mohammad Abubakar Aftab Qureshi at Gurdwara Sahib. Told about the facilities.
Earlier, Navjot Singh Sidhu said that over a century ago, Pakistan and India were divided and walls were built on the border. He said that there should be walls, but these walls should also have windows and doors so that those living across the walls can meet each other.
He said that Kartarpur Corridor is a corridor of peace, it has conveyed the message of peace not only in Pakistan and India but to the whole world. This corridor is an important means of increasing trade between the two countries. The volume of trade between Pakistan and India reached only two billion dollars, which can be increased to 37 billion dollars. He said that when there is peace between the two countries, there will be trade, there will be trade, prosperity will come and poverty will end.
Navjot Singh Sindhu said regarding the 20 dollar entry fee that those who are consuming 50, 60 thousand crores in (India) should pay the 20 dollar fee for the poor and deserving pilgrims. He said that there is a need to open the locks of mistrust between Pakistan and India, the language and lifestyle of the people living on both sides of the border is the same. He laughed and said that our insults are also the same.
It should be noted that Navjot Singh Sidhu played an important role in opening the Kartarpur Corridor in 2019 along with then Pakistan Army Chief General Qamar Javed Bajwa and Prime Minister Imran Khan who is also a friend of Navjot Singh Sidhu.
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