Pak government hails Navjot Singh Sidhu’s role in opening of Kartarpur corridor

Imran Khan government has praised cricketer-turned-politician Navjot Singh Sidhu for his role in the opening of the corridor to Sikh pilgrimage site Kartarpur Sahib between the two countries.

A reference to the Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee President’s name was made on the kartarpurcorridor.com website which said that idea of the corridor was shared by Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan with Sidhu.

The relationship between Imran Khan and Sidhu came to the limelight in 2018 when the latter attended the oath-taking ceremony of Pakistan PM.

“The idea was shared with the Indian legend Sikh cricketer Sardar Navjot Singh Sidhu who attended the ‘Swearing In’ ceremony of Prime Minister of Pakistan. On 28 November 2018, Prime Minister Imran Khan and Navjot Singh Sidhu attended the Ground Breaking Ceremony of Kartarpur Corridor,” the kartarpurcorridor.com website page read.

Former cricketer-turned-politician had earlier courted controversy for hugging Pak Army General Bajwa during the initial opening ceremony of Kartarpur corridor.

Sidhu has time and again talked of his close bonhomie with Pak Prime Minister Imran Khan, a fact that has often been cited by his opponents claiming his soft corner for the neighboring nation.