Celebs praise PM Khan for Kartapur opening

It was a historic day for Pakistan, India and their relations as the world witnessed the opening of the Kartarpur Corridor – an initiative that will allow 5,000 Indian Sikh pilgrims to visit the second holiest place for their community on a daily basis without a visa.

The opening ceremony was performed on both sides of the border by Prime Minister Imran Khan on the Pakistan side and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the Indian side.

Like the rest of the country, Pakistani celebs including Mehwish Hayat, Wasim Akram, Mahira Khan and Humayun Saeed, took to social media to express their joy on this ‘corridor of peace’ and praised PM Khan and his government for taking this step and seeing this through.

The opening of the #KartarpurCorridorForPeace in time for Guru Nanak’s 550th Gurpurab is a real milestone. It’s a sign of true religious harmony & how open hearted Pakistanis are. All too often men build walls & not enough bridges .. 🇵🇰 #Kartarpur #Kartarpur2Khalistan2020

— Mehwish Hayat TI (@MehwishHayat) November 8, 2019

PM Khan’s cricket buddies Wasim Akram and Shoaib Akhtar applauded him for this efforts.

Our PM just keeps knocking it out of the park! The opening of #KartarpurCorridor shows who we are as a nation & the direction our country is heading towards. There should be no doubt in anyone’s mind that Pakistan is a dignified country of peace.Welcome our Sikh brother & sisters

— Wasim Akram (@wasimakramlive) November 9, 2019

I welcome the Sikh brethren to Pakistan. #KartarpurCorridor is a road to peace & religious harmony. Beautiful scenes at the opening of corridor. I can see the priceless happiness on the faces. Special contribution of @ImranKhanPTI & @sherryontopp is highly appreciated. pic.twitter.com/RrKfok7oVB

— Shoaib Akhtar (@shoaib100mph) November 9, 2019

Feeling so proud of my 🇵🇰 as we open the #KartarpurCorridor Let there be peace, tolerance, love and respect for all. @ImranKhanPTI Respect! This is Iqbal’s Pakistan ♥️

— Mahira Khan (@TheMahiraKhan) November 9, 2019

#KartarpurCorridor will be remembered in history as the unprecedented step initiated by Pakistan to promote regional peace and religious harmony.@imrankhanpti Thank you for showing us, and the world what a true leader is. #peacealways

— Ahad Raza Mir (@ahadrazamir) November 9, 2019

Must commend the efforts of everyone involved in the successful inauguration of the #KartarpurCorridor. Indeed a proud moment for Pakistan and a much needed step towards greater inclusivity, regional peace and happier people

— Humayun Saeed (@iamhumayunsaeed) November 9, 2019

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As the #KartarpurCorridor opens, #Pakistan has won my heart. What a win for diplomacy and a lesson for the subcontinent. Respect and tolerance for each other is the only message that should echo in the region. Congratulations Pakistan!

— Ali Rehman Khan (@alirehmankhan) November 9, 2019

Proud to be Pakistani love and respect for all. @ImranKhanPTI Thank you. We stand for peace!!! #PakistanOpensKartarpur 🇵🇰

— Bilal Ashraf (@IamBilalAshraf) November 9, 2019

To many more corridors of peace & prosperity inshAllah 🇵🇰❤️❤️ #KartarpurCorridor
Always always proud of my country & my prime minister @ImranKhanPTI 🙏🏻
To better days….

— MAWRA HUSSAIN (@MawraHocane) November 9, 2019

Mr Prime Minister, thank you for leading with so much compassion and empathy. We as a nation are proud of looking up to you as our leader and a beacon of peace in the region. @ImranKhanPTI #PakistanOpensKartarpur #KartarpurCorridorForPeace

— Momina Mustehsan (@MominaMustehsan) November 9, 2019

PM @ImranKhanPTI leading from the front. #KartarpurCorridor strengthens spiritual ties between Pakistan & the world’s Sikh community. In a world of hate & division, @ImranKhanPTI unites hearts.

— Salman Ahmad (@sufisal) November 9, 2019

Armeena Khan and Mehwish also took this moment to compare the Kartarpur Corridor Project to the Ayodha Judgement that was announced earlier in the day.

The #BabriMasjid verdict & the opening of the #KartarpurCorridor 2day hv shown how tolerant the 2 respective countries are towards minority religions.While we’re opening up to other faiths,our neighbours seem 2be suppressing them further. Why can't the world see what is going on? pic.twitter.com/Re9bMwBieA

— Mehwish Hayat TI (@MehwishHayat) November 9, 2019