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China hails opening of Kartarpur corridor

APP Published December 4, 2018
Prime Minister Imran Khan and Indian ministers at the ground breaking ceremony of Kartarpur corridor opening. — File
Prime Minister Imran Khan and Indian ministers at the ground breaking ceremony of Kartarpur corridor opening. — File

BEIJING: China while welcoming the opening of the Kartarpur corridor for Sikh pilgrims by Pakistan said on Monday that China was pleased to see the interactions between Pakistan and India.

“We are glad to see very good interactions between Pakistan and India," Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Geng Shuang said during his regular briefing while responding to a question.

Prime Minister Imran Khan last week performed the groundbreaking of 4km-long corridor which would connect Gurdwara Darbar Sahib at Kartarpur in Narowal with Dera Baba Nanak in India’s Gurdaspur district. It will provide Indian Sikh pilgrims visa-free access to the shrine.

The spokesperson said both Pakistan and India were important countries in South Asia and stability in their relations contributed to a lot of peace and development in the world.

Published in Dawn, December 4th, 2018

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Larson
Dec 04, 2018 08:16am
China praises even if its not praise worthy.
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Zafar
Dec 04, 2018 08:18am
Praising Kartarpur Corridor but their economy corridor still hasn’t proved anything yet.
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Mandira
Dec 04, 2018 08:21am
China says “ glad to see interactions between India and Pakistan “ in fact there were inter-reactions, heated exchanges on Twitter between two FM’s.
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GK
Dec 04, 2018 09:57am
China wants India to accept CPEC thru Gilgit Baltistan so that they can start moving military machinery soon to Gwadar.
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ali
Dec 04, 2018 10:00am
india looks sooooo bad in the world forum
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ali sabir
Dec 04, 2018 11:15am
China is prepared to wait a decade for improved Pak-Indian relations because it is in their best interests.
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Divakar
Dec 05, 2018 08:53pm
@ali, :The real world is beyond your boundaries, for your kind information.
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