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10 November, 2019 I 12 Rabi-ul-Awwal, 1441 I Rs 30.00 I Vol X No 131 I 80 Pages I Lahore Edition
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PM IMrAN INAUgUrAtES kArtArPUr CorrIdor wItH MESSAgE of PEACE, LovE
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UrgES INdIAN PM ModI to rESoLvE kASHMIr ISSUE wHICH HAS Now ‘ESCALAtEd INto A HUMANItArIAN CrISIS’
Ex-INdIAN PM MANMoHAN SINgH SAyS HE HoPES INdIA ANd PAkIStAN wILL IMProvE rELAtIoNS
EdItORIAL: KARtARPuR CORRIdOR STORY ON PAGE 08 KARTARPUR
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rime minister imran Khan on Saturday inaugurated the historic Kartarpur Corridor for the followers of Guru Nanak, allowing them to visit the revered Sikh Guru’s final resting place without a visa. The 3-kilometre corridor provides visafree access to Sikh pilgrims, allowing them to travel to Gurudwara Darbar Sahib in Kartarpur, where Guru Nanak, the founder of Sikhism, spent the final years of his life. Welcoming the Sikh pilgrims to Kartarpur at the start of his address, Prime minister imran said, “First of all, i congratulate the Sikh community on the 550th birth anniversary of Baba Guru Nanak and welcome you all.” He also paid tribute to the government team for completing the Kartarpur project in a matter of months. “i salute you all. i had no idea you were so efficient. That means we can do so much more,” he told the government officials. “i am always so happy to see the Sikh community who have come here. God lives in the hearts of all of us. All the messengers who have come and gone only ever brought two messages, that of peace and justice.
“i am happy we could do this for you,” he told the thousands of Sikh pilgrims. “Believe me, i had no idea of the importance this place holds; i found out a year ago that this is the medina for the Sikhs of the world,” he said. Prime minister imran noted that the lessons that can be drawn from Guru Nanak’s teachings are about bringing people together and not to spread hate. “A leader will always bring people together and will not divide them. A leader does not spread hatred and canvasses votes on the basis of religion,” said the prime minister in a veiled reference to india Pm modi. referring to the issue of Kashmir, the prime minister said he had suggested to modi to resolve the issue. “What we are witnessing in Kashmir today, it is not an international issue anymore. it has escalated to a humanitarian crisis.” “Unfortunately things have gotten even worse for the people of Kashmir. The way they [Kashmiris] are being kept like animals. Their rights have been snatched away which the UNSC gave them,” he said. He further said the subcontinent will only progress when the issue of Kashmir is resolved. “And, God willing, that day is not far.”
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