A documentary was shown to the people at the event. Addressing the event, Religious Affairs Minister Dr Noorul Haq Qadri congratulated everyone on being present on such a historic occasion. He said Pakistan is entering a new phase of peace, adding that Naya Pakistan is safe for all people. He said they will make this into a state-of-the-art gurdwara.Speaking at the ceremony, Sidhu praised the move in an emotionally charged speech. He said 120 million Sikhs have been waiting for this for 71 years.My parents used to come to Kartarpur and leave with tears in their eyes, he said, now, thanks to PM Khan, we can also come see Katarpur’s Gurdwara.Don’t look at these relationships through political lenses, he urged, thanking PM Khan for the step.Baba Nanak’s philosophy has to do with coming together, not going further apart, he said, adding that what hadn’t been possible for 71 years was achieved in a few months.Related: Navjot Singh Sidhu weeps with joy at Kartarpur corridor groundbreaking ceremonySidhu also thanked the army chief for his role in the Kartarpur corridor project. It takes two to tango, he said, adding that both sides needed to come together to do this.When Punjab was partitioned, hearts were broken, he said. Today, a key in the form of Imran Khan has come to open the door between the two Punjabs, he lauded.He urged both India and Pakistan to progress together. With open borders we can trade, he added.Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said poor relations between the two countries prevented the country from taking this step before.Speaking at the event, PM Khan said the happiness he has seen on the Sikh attendees' faces was the same he could imagine seeing on Muslim people's faces if they were four kilometres from the Holy Kaaba and finally allowed to visit it.COAS will be at Kartarpura today for ground breaking ceremony of #KartarpuraCorridor
— Maj Gen Asif Ghafoor (@OfficialDGISPR) November 28, 2018
He said the construction of the corridor will stand completed before the next birth anniversary of Baba Guru Nanak in November.Pakistan is constructing a border terminal, which will have parking, immigration and medical facilities.Related: Pakistan and India to open Kartarpur corridor to facilitate Sikh pilgrimsSikh pilgrims will board a bus in India, get a special permit to visit Pakistan at the border terminal and be taken to Gurdwara Sahib via special transportation. After biometric scanning, they will be free to roam the gurdwara. With the construction of the corridor, it will take pilgrims a few minutes to reach the gurdwara.In the next phase, a hotel and rest houses will be constructed for the pilgrims.The chief minister of Indian Punjab, Amarinder Singh, had rejected the invitation to attend the ceremony. He said on Tuesday that he had asked Navjot to reconsider visiting Pakistan.On Monday, Indian Vice-President M Venkaiah Naidu laid the foundation stone for the construction of the corridor in India.The world comes together for the #Pakistankartarpurspirit - diplomats attending the groundbreaking ceremony by PM #ImranKhan#Babagurunanak#Peacecorridor pic.twitter.com/PYTcsIDr1w
— Dr Mohammad Faisal (@ForeignOfficePk) November 28, 2018